diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-string-operations-3/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-string-operations-3/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5edff0e090
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-string-operations-3/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project
+    xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <artifactId>core-java-string-operations-3</artifactId>
+    <version>0.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <name>core-java-string-operations-3</name>
+    <packaging>jar</packaging>
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung.core-java-modules</groupId>
+        <artifactId>core-java-modules</artifactId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../</relativePath>
+    </parent>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
+            <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${assertj.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
+            <version>${maven-artifact.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.gradle</groupId>
+            <artifactId>gradle-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${gradle-core.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${jackson-core.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.vdurmont</groupId>
+            <artifactId>semver4j</artifactId>
+            <version>${semver4j.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
+    <properties>
+        <assertj.version>3.6.1</assertj.version>
+        <maven-artifact.version>3.6.3</maven-artifact.version>
+        <gradle-core.version>6.1.1</gradle-core.version>
+        <jackson-core.version>2.11.1</jackson-core.version>
+        <semver4j.version>3.1.0</semver4j.version>
+    </properties>
+
+	<repositories>
+	      <repository>
+	          <id>gradle-repo</id>
+	          <url>https://repo.gradle.org/gradle/libs-releases-local/</url>
+	      </repository>
+	</repositories>
+</project>
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-string-operations-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/versioncomparison/VersionCompare.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-string-operations-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/versioncomparison/VersionCompare.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5a1663e50d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-string-operations-3/src/main/java/com/baeldung/versioncomparison/VersionCompare.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package com.baeldung.versioncomparison;
+
+public class VersionCompare {
+
+    public static int compareVersions(String version1, String version2) {
+        int comparisonResult = 0;
+        
+        String[] version1Splits = version1.split("\\.");
+        String[] version2Splits = version2.split("\\.");
+
+        int maxLengthOfVersionSplits = Math.max(version1Splits.length, version2Splits.length);
+        for (int i = 0; i < maxLengthOfVersionSplits; i++){
+            Integer v1 = i < version1Splits.length ? Integer.parseInt(version1Splits[i]) : 0;
+            Integer v2 = i < version2Splits.length ? Integer.parseInt(version2Splits[i]) : 0;
+            int compare = v1.compareTo(v2);
+            if (compare != 0) {
+                comparisonResult = compare;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return comparisonResult;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-string-operations-3/src/test/java/com/baeldung/versioncomparison/VersionComparisonUnitTest.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-string-operations-3/src/test/java/com/baeldung/versioncomparison/VersionComparisonUnitTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..145e9788e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-string-operations-3/src/test/java/com/baeldung/versioncomparison/VersionComparisonUnitTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+package com.baeldung.versioncomparison;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.Version;
+import com.vdurmont.semver4j.Semver;
+import com.vdurmont.semver4j.Semver.VersionDiff;
+
+import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.ComparableVersion;
+import org.gradle.util.VersionNumber;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+public class VersionComparisonUnitTest {
+    
+    @Test
+    public void givenVersionStrings_whenUsingMavenArtifact_thenCompareVersions() {
+        ComparableVersion version1_1 = new ComparableVersion("1.1");
+        ComparableVersion version1_2 = new ComparableVersion("1.2");
+        ComparableVersion version1_3 = new ComparableVersion("1.3");
+
+        assertTrue(version1_1.compareTo(version1_2) < 0);
+        assertTrue(version1_3.compareTo(version1_2) > 0);
+        
+        ComparableVersion version1_1_0 = new ComparableVersion("1.1.0"); 
+        assertEquals(0, version1_1.compareTo(version1_1_0));
+
+        ComparableVersion version1_1_alpha = new ComparableVersion("1.1-alpha");
+        assertTrue(version1_1.compareTo(version1_1_alpha) > 0);
+        
+        ComparableVersion version1_1_beta = new ComparableVersion("1.1-beta");
+        ComparableVersion version1_1_milestone = new ComparableVersion("1.1-milestone");
+        ComparableVersion version1_1_rc = new ComparableVersion("1.1-rc");
+        ComparableVersion version1_1_snapshot = new ComparableVersion("1.1-snapshot");
+        
+        assertTrue(version1_1_alpha.compareTo(version1_1_beta) < 0);
+        assertTrue(version1_1_beta.compareTo(version1_1_milestone) < 0);
+        assertTrue(version1_1_rc.compareTo(version1_1_snapshot) < 0);
+        assertTrue(version1_1_snapshot.compareTo(version1_1) < 0);        
+        
+        ComparableVersion version1_1_c = new ComparableVersion("1.1-c");
+        ComparableVersion version1_1_z = new ComparableVersion("1.1-z");
+        ComparableVersion version1_1_1 = new ComparableVersion("1.1.1");
+        
+        assertTrue(version1_1_c.compareTo(version1_1_z) < 0);
+        assertTrue(version1_1_z.compareTo(version1_1_1) < 0);
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void givenVersionStrings_whenUsingGradle_thenCompareVersions() {
+        VersionNumber version1_1 = VersionNumber.parse("1.1");
+        VersionNumber version1_2 = VersionNumber.parse("1.2");
+        VersionNumber version1_3 = VersionNumber.parse("1.3");
+
+        assertTrue(version1_1.compareTo(version1_2) < 0);
+        assertTrue(version1_3.compareTo(version1_2) > 0);
+        
+        VersionNumber version1_1_0 = VersionNumber.parse("1.1.0");
+        assertEquals(0, version1_1.compareTo(version1_1_0));
+        
+        VersionNumber version1_1_1_1_alpha = VersionNumber.parse("1.1.1.1-alpha");
+        assertTrue(version1_1.compareTo(version1_1_1_1_alpha) < 0);
+        
+        VersionNumber version1_1_beta = VersionNumber.parse("1.1.0.0-beta"); 
+        assertTrue(version1_1_beta.compareTo(version1_1_1_1_alpha) < 0);
+
+        VersionNumber version1_1_1_snapshot = VersionNumber.parse("1.1.1-snapshot");
+        assertTrue(version1_1_1_1_alpha.compareTo(version1_1_1_snapshot) < 0);
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void givenVersionStrings_whenUsingJackson_thenCompareVersions() {
+        Version version1_1 = new Version(1, 1, 0, null, null, null);
+        Version version1_2 = new Version(1, 2, 0, null, null, null);
+        Version version1_3 = new Version(1, 3, 0, null, null, null);
+        
+        assertTrue(version1_1.compareTo(version1_2) < 0);
+        assertTrue(version1_3.compareTo(version1_2) > 0);
+        
+        Version version1_1_1 = new Version(1, 1, 1, null, null, null);
+        assertTrue(version1_1.compareTo(version1_1_1) < 0);
+        
+        Version version1_1_maven = new Version(1, 1, 0, null, "org.apache.maven", null);
+        Version version1_1_gradle = new Version(1, 1, 0, null, "org.gradle", null);
+        assertTrue(version1_1_maven.compareTo(version1_1_gradle) < 0);
+        
+        Version version1_1_snapshot = new Version(1, 1, 0, "snapshot", null, null);
+        assertEquals(0, version1_1.compareTo(version1_1_snapshot));
+        
+        assertTrue(version1_1_snapshot.isSnapshot());
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void givenVersionStrings_whenUsingSemver_thenCompareVersions() {
+        Semver version1_1 = new Semver("1.1.0");
+        Semver version1_2 = new Semver("1.2.0");
+        Semver version1_3 = new Semver("1.3.0");
+
+        assertTrue(version1_1.compareTo(version1_2) < 0);
+        assertTrue(version1_3.compareTo(version1_2) > 0);
+        
+        Semver version1_1_alpha = new Semver("1.1.0-alpha");
+        assertTrue(version1_1.isGreaterThan(version1_1_alpha));
+        
+        Semver version1_1_beta = new Semver("1.1.0-beta");
+        Semver version1_1_milestone = new Semver("1.1.0-milestone");
+        Semver version1_1_rc = new Semver("1.1.0-rc");
+        Semver version1_1_snapshot = new Semver("1.1.0-snapshot");
+        
+        assertTrue(version1_1_alpha.isLowerThan(version1_1_beta));
+        assertTrue(version1_1_beta.compareTo(version1_1_milestone) < 0);
+        assertTrue(version1_1_rc.compareTo(version1_1_snapshot) < 0);
+        assertTrue(version1_1_snapshot.compareTo(version1_1) < 0);        
+        
+        assertTrue(version1_1.isEqualTo("1.1.0"));
+        
+        assertEquals(VersionDiff.MAJOR, version1_1.diff("2.1.0"));
+        assertEquals(VersionDiff.MINOR, version1_1.diff("1.2.3"));
+        assertEquals(VersionDiff.PATCH, version1_1.diff("1.1.1"));
+        
+        assertTrue(version1_1.isStable());
+        assertFalse(version1_1_alpha.isStable());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenVersionStrings_whenUsingCustomVersionCompare_thenCompareVersions() {
+        assertTrue(VersionCompare.compareVersions("1.0.1", "1.1.2") < 0);
+        assertTrue(VersionCompare.compareVersions("1.0.1", "1.10") < 0);
+        assertTrue(VersionCompare.compareVersions("1.1.2", "1.0.1") > 0);
+        assertTrue(VersionCompare.compareVersions("1.1.2", "1.2") < 0); 
+        assertEquals(0, VersionCompare.compareVersions("1.3.0", "1.3")); 
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/core-java-modules/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/pom.xml
index 34d6bf58a4..03b15f60d6 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/pom.xml
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
         <module>core-java-string-conversions-2</module>
         <module>core-java-string-operations</module>
         <module>core-java-string-operations-2</module>
+        <module>core-java-string-operations-3</module>
         <module>core-java-strings</module>
         <module>core-java-sun</module>