diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bbf6f4d..f4e65f8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jenkins-ci</groupId>
     <artifactId>jenkins</artifactId>
-    <version>1.74</version>
+    <version>1.76</version>
     <relativePath />
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/hudson/util/VersionNumber.java b/src/main/java/hudson/util/VersionNumber.java
index 91142ec..06bc38a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/hudson/util/VersionNumber.java
+++ b/src/main/java/hudson/util/VersionNumber.java
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public int compareTo(Item item) {
                     return 0;
 
                 default:
-                    throw new RuntimeException("invalid item: " + item.getClass());
+                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("invalid item: " + item.getClass());
             }
         }
 
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ public int compareTo(Item item) {
                     return -1;
 
                 default:
-                    throw new RuntimeException("invalid item: " + item.getClass());
+                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("invalid item: " + item.getClass());
             }
         }
 
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ public int compareTo(Item item) {
                     return -1;
 
                 default:
-                    throw new RuntimeException("invalid item: " + item.getClass());
+                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("invalid item: " + item.getClass());
             }
         }