diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index bb920c317..e7dad5eac 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/NYTimes/gziphandler v1.1.1
+	github.com/blang/semver/v4 v4.0.0
 	github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.11.0
 	github.com/go-openapi/jsonreference v0.20.1
 	github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.23.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a75dd2d91..8942329e1 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 github.com/NYTimes/gziphandler v1.1.1 h1:ZUDjpQae29j0ryrS0u/B8HZfJBtBQHjqw2rQ2cqUQ3I=
 github.com/NYTimes/gziphandler v1.1.1/go.mod h1:n/CVRwUEOgIxrgPvAQhUUr9oeUtvrhMomdKFjzJNB0c=
+github.com/blang/semver/v4 v4.0.0 h1:1PFHFE6yCCTv8C1TeyNNarDzntLi7wMI5i/pzqYIsAM=
+github.com/blang/semver/v4 v4.0.0/go.mod h1:IbckMUScFkM3pff0VJDNKRiT6TG/YpiHIM2yvyW5YoQ=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.9/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ33E=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
diff --git a/pkg/validation/strfmt/semver.go b/pkg/validation/strfmt/semver.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c2cfa3d38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/validation/strfmt/semver.go
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package strfmt
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+
+	"github.com/blang/semver/v4"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	semver := Semver("")
+	Default.Add("semver", &semver, isSemver)
+}
+
+// Semver represents a semantic version string that follows the semver.org specification.
+//
+// swagger:strfmt semver
+type Semver string
+
+// MarshalText turns this instance into text
+func (s Semver) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
+	return []byte(s), nil
+}
+
+// UnmarshalText hydrates this instance from text
+func (s *Semver) UnmarshalText(data []byte) error {
+	*(s) = Semver(data)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// String converts this value to a string
+func (s Semver) String() string {
+	return string(s)
+}
+
+// MarshalJSON returns the Semver as JSON
+func (s Semver) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(string(s))
+}
+
+// UnmarshalJSON sets the Semver from JSON
+func (s *Semver) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	var str string
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &str); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return s.UnmarshalText([]byte(str))
+}
+
+// DeepCopyInto copies the receiver into out. out must be non-nil.
+func (s *Semver) DeepCopyInto(out *Semver) {
+	*out = *s
+}
+
+// DeepCopy creates a deep copy of Semver
+func (s *Semver) DeepCopy() *Semver {
+	if s == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(Semver)
+	s.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
+func isSemver(str string) bool {
+	_, err := semver.Parse(str)
+	return err == nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/validation/strfmt/semver_test.go b/pkg/validation/strfmt/semver_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59aac8591
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/validation/strfmt/semver_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package strfmt
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestSemver(t *testing.T) {
+	validSemvers := []string{
+		"1.0.0",
+		"2.3.4",
+		"1.0.0-alpha",
+		"1.0.0-alpha.1",
+		"1.0.0-0.3.7",
+		"1.0.0-x.7.z.92",
+		"1.0.0-beta+exp.sha.5114f85",
+		"1.0.0+20130313144700",
+		"1.0.0-beta+exp.sha.5114f85",
+		"11.200.300-alpha+meta",
+	}
+
+	invalidSemvers := []string{
+		"",              // empty
+		"1",             // missing minor and patch
+		"1.0",           // missing patch
+		"1.a.2",         // non-numeric version parts
+		"1.0.0beta",     // prerelease without hyphen
+		"v1.0.0",        // with v prefix
+		"1.0.0-",        // empty prerelease
+		"1.0.0+",        // empty build metadata
+		"1.0.0-+",       // empty prerelease and build metadata
+		"1.0.0-alpha_1", // invalid character in prerelease
+		"1.0.0+alpha_1", // invalid character in build metadata
+		"-1.0.0",        // negative major version
+		"1.-2.0",        // negative minor version
+		"1.0.-3",        // negative patch version
+	}
+
+	for _, v := range validSemvers {
+		t.Run(v, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.True(t, isSemver(v), "Expected %q to be a valid semver", v)
+		})
+	}
+
+	for _, v := range invalidSemvers {
+		t.Run(v, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.False(t, isSemver(v), "Expected %q to be an invalid semver", v)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDeepCopySemver(t *testing.T) {
+	semver := Semver("1.0.0-alpha+001")
+	in := &semver
+
+	out := new(Semver)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	assert.Equal(t, in, out)
+
+	out2 := in.DeepCopy()
+	assert.Equal(t, in, out2)
+
+	var inNil *Semver
+	out3 := inNil.DeepCopy()
+	assert.Nil(t, out3)
+}
+
+func TestSemverJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	semver := Semver("1.0.0-alpha+001")
+
+	// Test marshaling
+	data, err := json.Marshal(semver)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, `"1.0.0-alpha+001"`, string(data))
+
+	// Test unmarshaling
+	var s Semver
+	err = json.Unmarshal(data, &s)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, semver, s)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/validation/validate/helpers.go b/pkg/validation/validate/helpers.go
index 67514a189..e327fcf87 100644
--- a/pkg/validation/validate/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/validation/validate/helpers.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ const (
 	stringFormatISBN13     = "isbn13"
 	stringFormatMAC        = "mac"
 	stringFormatRGBColor   = "rgbcolor"
+	stringFormatSemver     = "semver"
 	stringFormatSSN        = "ssn"
 	stringFormatURI        = "uri"
 	stringFormatUUID       = "uuid"
diff --git a/pkg/validation/validate/type.go b/pkg/validation/validate/type.go
index 6469719dd..0de3a7f5c 100644
--- a/pkg/validation/validate/type.go
+++ b/pkg/validation/validate/type.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/go-openapi/swag"
+
 	"k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/validation/errors"
 	"k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/validation/spec"
 	"k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/validation/strfmt"
@@ -71,6 +72,8 @@ func (t *typeValidator) schemaInfoForType(data interface{}) (string, string) {
 		return stringType, stringFormatRGBColor
 	case strfmt.SSN, *strfmt.SSN:
 		return stringType, stringFormatSSN
+	case strfmt.Semver, *strfmt.Semver:
+		return stringType, stringFormatSemver
 	case strfmt.URI, *strfmt.URI:
 		return stringType, stringFormatURI
 	case strfmt.UUID, *strfmt.UUID:
diff --git a/pkg/validation/validate/type_test.go b/pkg/validation/validate/type_test.go
index b28ae2260..7ea72c3cc 100644
--- a/pkg/validation/validate/type_test.go
+++ b/pkg/validation/validate/type_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
 	"k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/validation/strfmt"
 )
 
@@ -125,6 +126,11 @@ func TestType_schemaInfoForType(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedJSONType:      stringType,
 			expectedSwaggerFormat: "ssn",
 		},
+		{
+			value:                 strfmt.Semver("1.0.0-alpha+001"),
+			expectedJSONType:      stringType,
+			expectedSwaggerFormat: "semver",
+		},
 		{
 			value:                 strfmt.HexColor("#FFFFFF"),
 			expectedJSONType:      stringType,