diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c75bbe0ae..c5f629429 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1996,13 +1996,13 @@ fi
 # check we're building against a supported version of PostgreSQL
 citusac_pg_config_version=$($PG_CONFIG --version 2>/dev/null)
 version_num=$(echo "$citusac_pg_config_version"|
-              $SED -e 's/^PostgreSQL \([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\)\([a-zA-Z0-9.]*\)$/\1.\2/')
+              $SED -e 's/^PostgreSQL \([0-9]*\)\(\.[0-9]*\)\{0,1\}\(.*\)$/\1\2/')
 
 if test -z "$version_num"; then
   as_fn_error $? "Could not detect PostgreSQL version from pg_config." "$LINENO" 5
 fi
 
-if test "$version_num" != '9.5' -a "$version_num" != '9.6'; then
+if test "$version_num" != '9.5' -a "$version_num" != '9.6' -a "$version_num" != '10'; then
    as_fn_error $? "Citus is not compatible with the detected PostgreSQL version ${version_num}." "$LINENO" 5
 else
    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: building against PostgreSQL $version_num" >&5
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 8e9ab3f0a..3b1e46496 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ fi
 # check we're building against a supported version of PostgreSQL
 citusac_pg_config_version=$($PG_CONFIG --version 2>/dev/null)
 version_num=$(echo "$citusac_pg_config_version"|
-              $SED -e 's/^PostgreSQL \([[0-9]]*\)\.\([[0-9]]*\)\([[a-zA-Z0-9.]]*\)$/\1.\2/')
+              $SED -e 's/^PostgreSQL \([[0-9]]*\)\(\.[[0-9]]*\)\{0,1\}\(.*\)$/\1\2/')
 
 if test -z "$version_num"; then
   AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not detect PostgreSQL version from pg_config.])
 fi
 
-if test "$version_num" != '9.5' -a "$version_num" != '9.6'; then
+if test "$version_num" != '9.5' -a "$version_num" != '9.6' -a "$version_num" != '10'; then
    AC_MSG_ERROR([Citus is not compatible with the detected PostgreSQL version ${version_num}.])
 else
    AC_MSG_NOTICE([building against PostgreSQL $version_num])