diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index 987c071b..96ca1c18 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -101850,7 +101850,7 @@ class JavaBase {
             version = version.replace('-ea.', '+');
             stable = false;
         }
-        if (!semver_1.default.validRange(version)) {
+        if (this.distribution !== 'jdkfile' && !semver_1.default.validRange(version)) {
             throw new Error(`The string '${version}' is not valid SemVer notation for a Java version. Please check README file for code snippets and more detailed information`);
         }
         return {
diff --git a/src/distributions/base-installer.ts b/src/distributions/base-installer.ts
index a07db43d..c76c79c5 100644
--- a/src/distributions/base-installer.ts
+++ b/src/distributions/base-installer.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export abstract class JavaBase {
       stable = false;
     }
 
-    if (!semver.validRange(version)) {
+    if (this.distribution !== 'jdkfile' && !semver.validRange(version)) {
       throw new Error(
         `The string '${version}' is not valid SemVer notation for a Java version. Please check README file for code snippets and more detailed information`
       );