diff --git a/check/data b/check/data
index 116a5f9fb3b20aed0f0a3f33587e4d4a95b06e72..7e41a9f4a146f4d2a292913ad310722f73529932 100644
--- a/check/data
+++ b/check/data
@@ -297,3 +297,13 @@ groups:
               op: eq
               value: "false"
             set: true
+
+    - id: 26
+      text: "check regex op matches"
+      tests:
+        test_items:
+          - path: "{.currentMasterVersion}"
+            compare:
+              op: regex
+              value: '^1\.12.*$'
+            set: true
diff --git a/check/test_test.go b/check/test_test.go
index 308dcad2824c75f4c655ae470d9b062fb9351122..a74679c0c1352263635f79a016210329800e5dd0 100644
--- a/check/test_test.go
+++ b/check/test_test.go
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ func TestTestExecute(t *testing.T) {
 			controls.Groups[0].Checks[22],
 			"authentication:\n  anonymous:\n    enabled: false",
 		},
+		{
+			controls.Groups[0].Checks[26],
+			"currentMasterVersion: 1.12.7",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range cases {
@@ -180,6 +184,14 @@ func TestTestExecuteExceptions(t *testing.T) {
 			controls.Groups[0].Checks[25],
 			"broken } yaml\nenabled: true",
 		},
+		{
+			controls.Groups[0].Checks[26],
+			"currentMasterVersion: 1.11",
+		},
+		{
+			controls.Groups[0].Checks[26],
+			"currentMasterVersion: ",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range cases {