diff --git a/entry b/entry
index b9b90a8..2113e09 100755
--- a/entry
+++ b/entry
@@ -140233,7 +140233,7 @@ function validateCompatibility(payloadVersion, actionVersion) {
   const major = payloadSemVer.major;
   const minor = payloadSemVer.minor;
   const patch = payloadSemVer.patch;
-  const compatibilityRange = COMPATIBILITY_POLICY === "same-features" ? `^${major}.${minor}.${major === 0 ? patch : 0}` : `^${major}.${major === 0 ? minor : 0}.0`;
+  const compatibilityRange = COMPATIBILITY_POLICY === "same-features" ? `^${major}.${minor}.${major === 0 ? patch : 0}` : `^${major}.${major === 0 ? minor : 0}.${major === 0 ? "x" : 0}`;
   if (!import_semver.default.satisfies(actionVersion, compatibilityRange)) {
     throw new Error(
       `Payload version ${payloadVersion} is incompatible with action version ${actionVersion}. Please update your workflow to use at least ${import_semver.default.minVersion(compatibilityRange)} version of the action.`
diff --git a/utils/versioning.test.ts b/utils/versioning.test.ts
index 15e7f72..51ffdd9 100644
--- a/utils/versioning.test.ts
+++ b/utils/versioning.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ describe('validateCompatibility', () => {
     ["1.0.0", "1.0.0"], // same
     ["1.0.0-alpha.1", "1.0.0"], // action is newer than pre-release
     ["0.1.0", "0.1.1"], // action is newer during active development
+    ["0.0.158", "0.0.158"], // bug #129
+    ["0.0.159", "0.0.158"], // bug #129
+    ["0.0.158", "0.0.159"], // bug #129
     ["1.0.0", "1.0.1"], // action patched
     ["1.0.0", "1.1.0"], // action has a new feature (backward compatible)
     ["1.0.1", "1.0.0"], // payload is newer (patch)
diff --git a/utils/versioning.ts b/utils/versioning.ts
index 9874141..5e35f8d 100644
--- a/utils/versioning.ts
+++ b/utils/versioning.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export function validateCompatibility(payloadVersion: string, actionVersion: str
 
   const compatibilityRange = COMPATIBILITY_POLICY === 'same-features'
     ? `^${major}.${minor}.${major === 0 ? patch : 0}`
-    : `^${major}.${major === 0 ? minor : 0}.0`; // non-breaking
+    : `^${major}.${major === 0 ? minor : 0}.${major === 0 ? "x" : 0}`; // non-breaking
 
   if (!semver.satisfies(actionVersion, compatibilityRange)) {
     throw new Error(