diff --git a/scripts/t8indent b/scripts/t8indent
index 8c1567acb7..bf5aff81a3 100755
--- a/scripts/t8indent
+++ b/scripts/t8indent
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ FORMAT_OPTIONS="-i --style=file"
 # Required version of the clang format program.
 REQUIRED_VERSION_MAJOR="17"
 REQUIRED_VERSION_MINOR="0"
-REQUIRED_VERSION_PATCH="1"
-REQUIRED_VERSION_STRING="${REQUIRED_VERSION_MAJOR}.${REQUIRED_VERSION_MINOR}.${REQUIRED_VERSION_PATCH}"
+REQUIRED_VERSION_STRING="${REQUIRED_VERSION_MAJOR}.${REQUIRED_VERSION_MINOR}"
 
 FORMAT=`which clang-format 2> /dev/null`
 
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ MAJOR=`echo $VERSION | cut -d. -f1`
 MINOR=`echo $VERSION | cut -d. -f2`
 PATCH=`echo $VERSION | cut -d. -f3`
 
-if [[ "$MAJOR" != "$REQUIRED_VERSION_MAJOR" || $MINOR != "$REQUIRED_VERSION_MINOR" || $PATCH != "$REQUIRED_VERSION_PATCH" ]]; then
+if [[ "$MAJOR" != "$REQUIRED_VERSION_MAJOR" || $MINOR != "$REQUIRED_VERSION_MINOR" ]]; then
   echo "Please install clang-format version $REQUIRED_VERSION_STRING"
   exit 1
 fi