diff --git a/pretext/utils.py b/pretext/utils.py
index 86b2b6e0..27772d87 100644
--- a/pretext/utils.py
+++ b/pretext/utils.py
@@ -133,9 +133,11 @@ def requirements_version(dirpath: Optional[Path] = None) -> Optional[str]:
         return None
     try:
         with open(pp / "requirements.txt", "r") as f:
+            regex = r"\s*pretext(book)?(\[.*\])?\s*==\s*(?P<version>[\d\.]+)\s*"
             for line in f.readlines():
-                if ("pretext ==" in line) or ("pretextbook ==" in line):
-                    return line.split("==")[1].strip()
+                match = re.match(regex, line)
+                if match:
+                    return match.group("version")
     except Exception as e:
         log.debug("Could not read `requirements.txt`:")
         log.debug(e)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1c2ca4af..5c8e106e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # ----------------
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "pretext"
-version = "2.36.1"
+version = "2.37.2"
 description = "A package to author, build, and deploy PreTeXt projects."
 readme = "README.md"
 homepage = "https://pretextbook.org"
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index 998feda8..489812d5 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -42,3 +42,34 @@ def test_is_unmodified() -> None:
         b"foo\n<!-- Managed automatically by PreTeXt authoring tools -->\nbar"
     )
     assert utils.is_unmodified("foo", magic_comment)
+
+
+def test_requirements_version(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    # Create a minimal project.ptx so project_path() can find the project root
+    (tmp_path / "project.ptx").write_text("")
+
+    cases = [
+        ("pretext == 2.36.0", "2.36.0"),
+        ("pretextbook == 1.2.3", "1.2.3"),
+        ("pretext[prefigure] == 2.36.0", "2.36.0"),
+        ("  pretext  ==  3.0.0  ", "3.0.0"),
+        ("pretext[prefigure,extra] == 0.9.1", "0.9.1"),
+    ]
+
+    for line, expected in cases:
+        req_file = tmp_path / "requirements.txt"
+        req_file.write_text(line + "\n")
+        assert utils.requirements_version(tmp_path) == expected, f"Failed for: {line!r}"
+
+    # Lines that should NOT match
+    non_matching = [
+        "numpy == 1.0.0",
+        "pretext ==",
+        "pretext",
+    ]
+    for line in non_matching:
+        req_file = tmp_path / "requirements.txt"
+        req_file.write_text(line + "\n")
+        assert (
+            utils.requirements_version(tmp_path) is None
+        ), f"Should not match: {line!r}"