diff --git a/scripts/__tests__/version-utils-test.js b/scripts/__tests__/version-utils-test.js
index 0dd087e20b01ba..da5b67402a4810 100644
--- a/scripts/__tests__/version-utils-test.js
+++ b/scripts/__tests__/version-utils-test.js
@@ -171,14 +171,19 @@ describe('version-utils', () => {
       expect(prerelease).toBeUndefined();
     });
 
-    it('should reject nightly with no prerelease', () => {
+    it('should parse nightly with no prerelease', () => {
       // this should fail
-      function testInvalidFunction() {
-        parseVersion('0.0.0', 'nightly');
-      }
-      expect(testInvalidFunction).toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(
-        `"Version 0.0.0 is not valid for nightlies"`,
+
+      const {version, major, minor, patch, prerelease} = parseVersion(
+        '0.0.0',
+        'nightly',
       );
+
+      expect(version).toBe('0.0.0');
+      expect(major).toBe('0');
+      expect(minor).toBe('0');
+      expect(patch).toBe('0');
+      expect(prerelease).toBeUndefined();
     });
 
     it('should reject nightly with prerelease but wrong version numbers', () => {
@@ -308,13 +313,17 @@ describe('version-utils', () => {
       );
     });
 
-    it('should reject dryrun for nightlies with invalid prerelease', () => {
-      function testInvalidFunction() {
-        parseVersion('0.0.0', 'dry-run');
-      }
-      expect(testInvalidFunction).toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(
-        `"Version 0.0.0 is not valid for dry-runs"`,
+    it('should parse dryrun for nightlies with no prerelease', () => {
+      const {version, major, minor, patch, prerelease} = parseVersion(
+        '0.0.0',
+        'dry-run',
       );
+
+      expect(version).toBe('0.0.0');
+      expect(major).toBe('0');
+      expect(minor).toBe('0');
+      expect(patch).toBe('0');
+      expect(prerelease).toBeUndefined();
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/scripts/version-utils.js b/scripts/version-utils.js
index e73ea62ed44249..f482e1cc70a8a6 100644
--- a/scripts/version-utils.js
+++ b/scripts/version-utils.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const VERSION_REGEX = /^v?((\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)(?:-(.+))?)$/;
  * Some examples of valid versions are:
  * - stable: 0.68.1
  * - stable prerelease: 0.70.0-rc.0
- * - nightly: 0.0.0-20221116-2018-0bc4547fc
+ * - nightly: 0.0.0-20221116-2018-0bc4547fc | 0.0.0
  * - dryrun: 1000.0.0
  *
  * Parameters:
@@ -95,11 +95,9 @@ function validateRelease(version) {
 }
 
 function validateDryRun(version) {
-  const isNightly = isNightlyBuild(version) && version.prerelease != null;
-
   if (
     !isMain(version) &&
-    !isNightly &&
+    !isNightlyBuild(version) &&
     !isStableRelease(version) &&
     !isStablePrerelease(version)
   ) {
@@ -109,9 +107,7 @@ function validateDryRun(version) {
 
 function validateNightly(version) {
   // a valid nightly is a prerelease
-  const isPrerelease = version.prerelease != null;
-  const isValidNightly = isNightlyBuild(version) && isPrerelease;
-  if (!isValidNightly) {
+  if (!isNightlyBuild(version)) {
     throw new Error(`Version ${version.version} is not valid for nightlies`);
   }
 }