diff --git a/src/run.js b/src/run.js
index 9c799eb6..27008a46 100644
--- a/src/run.js
+++ b/src/run.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 const { Command } = require('commander')
-const semver = require('semver')
 const { version } = require('../package.json')
 const { fetchRemote } = require('./remote')
 const { fetchTags } = require('./tags')
@@ -76,9 +75,6 @@ const getOptions = async argv => {
 
 const getLatestVersion = async options => {
   if (options.latestVersion) {
-    if (!semver.valid(options.latestVersion)) {
-      throw new Error('--latest-version must be a valid semver version')
-    }
     return options.latestVersion
   }
   if (options.package) {
diff --git a/test/run.js b/test/run.js
index 4344e300..aed0457b 100644
--- a/test/run.js
+++ b/test/run.js
@@ -235,10 +235,4 @@ describe('run', () => {
       .then(() => done('Should throw an error'))
       .catch(() => done())
   })
-
-  it('throws an error when given an invalid latest version', done => {
-    run(['', '', '--latest-version', 'invalid'])
-      .then(() => done('Should throw an error'))
-      .catch(() => done())
-  })
 })