diff --git a/src/oas.md b/src/oas.md
index c5420f36d5..2123bc10fe 100644
--- a/src/oas.md
+++ b/src/oas.md
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ In addition to the required fields, at least one of the `components`, `paths`, o
 
 | Field Name | Type | Description |
 | ---- | :----: | ---- |
-| <a name="oas-version"></a>openapi | `string` | **REQUIRED**. This string MUST be the [version number](#versions-and-deprecation) of the OpenAPI Specification that the OpenAPI document uses. The `openapi` field SHOULD be used by tooling to interpret the OpenAPI document. This is _not_ related to the [`info.version`](#info-version) string, which describes the OpenAPI document's version. |
+| <a name="oas-version"></a>openapi | `string` | **REQUIRED**. This string MUST be the major and minor [version number](#versions-and-deprecation) of the OpenAPI Specification that the OpenAPI document uses (e.g. `"3.2"`), and MAY also contain the patch number (e.g. `"3.2.0"`). The major and minor version numbers from the `openapi` field MUST be used by tooling to interpret the OpenAPI document, while the patch number SHOULD be ignored. This field is _not_ related to the [`info.version`](#info-version) string, which describes the OpenAPI document's version. |
 | <a name="oas-self"></a>$self | `string` | This string MUST be in the form of a URI reference as defined by [[RFC3986]] [Section 4.1](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3986#section-4.1). The `$self` field provides the self-assigned URI of this document, which also serves as its base URI in accordance with [[RFC3986]] [Section 5.1.1](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3986#section-5.1.1). Implementations MUST support identifying the targets of [API description URIs](#relative-references-in-api-description-uris) using the URI defined by this field when it is present. See [Establishing the Base URI](#establishing-the-base-uri) for the base URI behavior when `$self` is absent or relative, and see [Appendix F]((#appendix-f-examples-of-base-uri-determination-and-reference-resolution)) for examples of using `$self` to resolve references. |
 | <a name="oas-info"></a>info | [Info Object](#info-object) | **REQUIRED**. Provides metadata about the API. The metadata MAY be used by tooling as required. |
 | <a name="oas-json-schema-dialect"></a> jsonSchemaDialect | `string` | The default value for the `$schema` keyword within [Schema Objects](#schema-object) contained within this OAS document. This MUST be in the form of a URI. |
diff --git a/src/schemas/validation/schema.yaml b/src/schemas/validation/schema.yaml
index 0717e2632f..ec49f00da1 100644
--- a/src/schemas/validation/schema.yaml
+++ b/src/schemas/validation/schema.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ type: object
 properties:
   openapi:
     type: string
-    pattern: '^3\.2\.\d+(-.+)?$'
+    pattern: '^3\.2(\.\d+)?$'
   $self:
     type: string
     format: uri-reference
diff --git a/tests/schema/pass/info-object-example.yaml b/tests/schema/pass/info-object-example.yaml
index 1d36bef06c..eee4218368 100644
--- a/tests/schema/pass/info-object-example.yaml
+++ b/tests/schema/pass/info-object-example.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # including External Documentation Object Example
-openapi: 3.2.0
+openapi: "3.2"
 $self: https://example.com/openapi
 info:
   title: Example Pet Store App
diff --git a/tests/schema/pass/mega.yaml b/tests/schema/pass/mega.yaml
index 8304fbe199..2c302ff460 100644
--- a/tests/schema/pass/mega.yaml
+++ b/tests/schema/pass/mega.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-openapi: 3.2.0
+openapi: "3.2"
 info:
   summary: My API's summary
   title: My API
diff --git a/tests/schema/pass/minimal_comp.yaml b/tests/schema/pass/minimal_comp.yaml
index 8f81f7e05e..3e0a119870 100644
--- a/tests/schema/pass/minimal_comp.yaml
+++ b/tests/schema/pass/minimal_comp.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-openapi: 3.2.0
+openapi: "3.2"
 info:
   title: API
   version: 1.0.0
diff --git a/tests/schema/pass/minimal_hooks.yaml b/tests/schema/pass/minimal_hooks.yaml
index 0e44257ad0..ac8bad6fb3 100644
--- a/tests/schema/pass/minimal_hooks.yaml
+++ b/tests/schema/pass/minimal_hooks.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-openapi: 3.2.0
+openapi: "3.2"
 info:
   title: API
   version: 1.0.0
diff --git a/tests/schema/pass/minimal_paths.yaml b/tests/schema/pass/minimal_paths.yaml
index c332bba18c..3994cb2f0d 100644
--- a/tests/schema/pass/minimal_paths.yaml
+++ b/tests/schema/pass/minimal_paths.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-openapi: 3.2.0
+openapi: "3.2"
 info:
   title: API
   version: 1.0.0