diff --git a/common/src/main/java/io/github/milkdrinkers/javasemver/Version.java b/common/src/main/java/io/github/milkdrinkers/javasemver/Version.java
index a5f5a28..6304459 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/io/github/milkdrinkers/javasemver/Version.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/io/github/milkdrinkers/javasemver/Version.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Optional;
 
 /**
  * A class representing a Semantic Version.
@@ -77,6 +78,21 @@ public class Version extends VersionCompare implements Comparable<Version> {
         return VersionParser.parse(version);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create a Version object from a version string.
+     *
+     * @param version a string containing a semantic version
+     * @return a version object wrapped in a optional
+     * @apiNote Uses {@link VersionParser#parse(String)} internally
+     */
+    public static @NotNull Optional<Version> ofOptional(String version) {
+        try {
+            return Optional.of(VersionParser.parse(version));
+        } catch (Exception ignored) {
+            return Optional.empty();
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create a Version object from semantic version data.
      *