diff --git a/modules/packages/nuget/metadata.go b/modules/packages/nuget/metadata.go
index 797bff45a..72cc4ddee 100644
--- a/modules/packages/nuget/metadata.go
+++ b/modules/packages/nuget/metadata.go
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ package nuget
 
 import (
 	"archive/zip"
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/xml"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
@@ -181,7 +183,23 @@ func ParseNuspecMetaData(r io.Reader) (*Package, error) {
 	return &Package{
 		PackageType: packageType,
 		ID:          p.Metadata.ID,
-		Version:     v.String(),
+		Version:     toNormalizedVersion(v),
 		Metadata:    m,
 	}, nil
 }
+
+// https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/concepts/package-versioning#normalized-version-numbers
+// https://github.com/NuGet/NuGet.Client/blob/dccbd304b11103e08b97abf4cf4bcc1499d9235a/src/NuGet.Core/NuGet.Versioning/VersionFormatter.cs#L121
+func toNormalizedVersion(v *version.Version) string {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	segments := v.Segments64()
+	fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "%d.%d.%d", segments[0], segments[1], segments[2])
+	if len(segments) > 3 && segments[3] > 0 {
+		fmt.Fprintf(&buf, ".%d", segments[3])
+	}
+	pre := v.Prerelease()
+	if pre != "" {
+		fmt.Fprint(&buf, "-", pre)
+	}
+	return buf.String()
+}
diff --git a/modules/packages/nuget/metadata_test.go b/modules/packages/nuget/metadata_test.go
index e8c7773e9..2fb517504 100644
--- a/modules/packages/nuget/metadata_test.go
+++ b/modules/packages/nuget/metadata_test.go
@@ -147,6 +147,19 @@ func TestParseNuspecMetaData(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Len(t, deps, 1)
 		assert.Equal(t, dependencyID, deps[0].ID)
 		assert.Equal(t, dependencyVersion, deps[0].Version)
+
+		t.Run("NormalizedVersion", func(t *testing.T) {
+			np, err := ParseNuspecMetaData(strings.NewReader(`<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2013/05/nuspec.xsd">
+  <metadata>
+	<id>test</id>
+	<version>1.04.5.2.5-rc.1+metadata</version>
+  </metadata>
+</package>`))
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.NotNil(t, np)
+			assert.Equal(t, "1.4.5.2-rc.1", np.Version)
+		})
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Symbols Package", func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/routers/api/packages/nuget/api.go b/routers/api/packages/nuget/api.go
index c5cb75bb3..0bfdce779 100644
--- a/routers/api/packages/nuget/api.go
+++ b/routers/api/packages/nuget/api.go
@@ -5,15 +5,11 @@
 package nuget
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-	"fmt"
 	"sort"
 	"time"
 
 	packages_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/packages"
 	nuget_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/packages/nuget"
-
-	"github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
 )
 
 // ServiceIndexResponse https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/api/service-index#resources
@@ -113,8 +109,8 @@ func createRegistrationIndexResponse(l *linkBuilder, pds []*packages_model.Packa
 			{
 				RegistrationPageURL: l.GetRegistrationIndexURL(pds[0].Package.Name),
 				Count:               len(pds),
-				Lower:               normalizeVersion(pds[0].SemVer),
-				Upper:               normalizeVersion(pds[len(pds)-1].SemVer),
+				Lower:               pds[0].Version.Version,
+				Upper:               pds[len(pds)-1].Version.Version,
 				Items:               items,
 			},
 		},
@@ -191,7 +187,7 @@ type PackageVersionsResponse struct {
 func createPackageVersionsResponse(pds []*packages_model.PackageDescriptor) *PackageVersionsResponse {
 	versions := make([]string, 0, len(pds))
 	for _, pd := range pds {
-		versions = append(versions, normalizeVersion(pd.SemVer))
+		versions = append(versions, pd.Version.Version)
 	}
 
 	return &PackageVersionsResponse{
@@ -266,15 +262,3 @@ func createSearchResult(l *linkBuilder, pds []*packages_model.PackageDescriptor)
 		RegistrationIndexURL: l.GetRegistrationIndexURL(latest.Package.Name),
 	}
 }
-
-// normalizeVersion removes the metadata
-func normalizeVersion(v *version.Version) string {
-	var buf bytes.Buffer
-	segments := v.Segments64()
-	fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "%d.%d.%d", segments[0], segments[1], segments[2])
-	pre := v.Prerelease()
-	if pre != "" {
-		fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "-%s", pre)
-	}
-	return buf.String()
-}