diff --git a/cuda_core/cuda/core/_utils/enum_explanations_helpers.py b/cuda_core/cuda/core/_utils/enum_explanations_helpers.py
index c7927e71e42..2b110c41d6f 100644
--- a/cuda_core/cuda/core/_utils/enum_explanations_helpers.py
+++ b/cuda_core/cuda/core/_utils/enum_explanations_helpers.py
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@
 def _binding_version() -> tuple[int, int, int]:
     """Return the installed ``cuda-bindings`` version, or a conservative old value."""
     try:
-        parts = importlib.metadata.version("cuda-bindings").split(".")[:3]
+        version = importlib.metadata.version("cuda-bindings")
     except importlib.metadata.PackageNotFoundError:
         return (0, 0, 0)  # For very old versions of cuda-python
+
+    parts = version.partition("+")[0].split(".")[:3]
     return tuple(int(v) for v in parts)