diff --git a/src/integration/tomcat_test.go b/src/integration/tomcat_test.go
index 841f01681..05c58d2d3 100644
--- a/src/integration/tomcat_test.go
+++ b/src/integration/tomcat_test.go
@@ -242,6 +242,27 @@ func testTomcat(platform switchblade.Platform, fixtures string) func(*testing.T,
 			})
 		})
 
+		// Regression test for https://github.com/cloudfoundry/java-buildpack/issues/1219
+		// Staging failed with "improper constraint: 10.1.+" when using a two-segment
+		// minor version wildcard (e.g. 10.1.+) in JBP_CONFIG_TOMCAT. The fix normalises
+		// "10.1.+" → "10.1.*" before passing it to libbuildpack's FindMatchingVersion.
+		context("with a two-segment minor version wildcard in JBP_CONFIG_TOMCAT (issue #1219)", func() {
+			it("successfully stages with version: 10.1.+ and JBP_CONFIG_OPEN_JDK_JRE 17.+", func() {
+				deployment, logs, err := platform.Deploy.
+					WithEnv(map[string]string{
+						"JBP_CONFIG_OPEN_JDK_JRE": "{ jre: { version: 17.+ } }",
+						"JBP_CONFIG_TOMCAT":       "{tomcat: { version: 10.1.+ }}",
+					}).
+					Execute(name, filepath.Join(fixtures, "containers", "tomcat_jakarta"))
+
+				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), logs.String)
+
+				Expect(logs.String()).To(ContainSubstring("Installing OpenJDK 17."))
+				Expect(logs.String()).To(ContainSubstring("Tomcat 10.1."))
+				Eventually(deployment).Should(matchers.Serve(ContainSubstring("OK")))
+			})
+		})
+
 		context("with memory limits", func() {
 			it("respects memory calculator settings with JAVA_OPTS", func() {
 				deployment, logs, err := platform.Deploy.
diff --git a/src/java/containers/tomcat.go b/src/java/containers/tomcat.go
index e7f078f98..c820fbd56 100644
--- a/src/java/containers/tomcat.go
+++ b/src/java/containers/tomcat.go
@@ -465,8 +465,9 @@ func DetermineTomcatVersion(raw string) string {
 
 // determineTomcatVersion determines the version of the tomcat
 // based on the JBP_CONFIG_TOMCAT field from manifest.
-// It looks for a tomcat block with a version of the form "<major>.+" (e.g. "9.+", "10.+").
-// Returns "<major>.x" (e.g. "9.x", "10.x") so libbuildpack can resolve it,
+// It looks for a tomcat block with a version of the form "<major>.+" (e.g. "9.+", "10.+", "10.1.+").
+// Returns the pattern with "+" replaced by "*" (e.g. "9.*", "10.*", "10.1.*") so libbuildpack can resolve it.
+// Masterminds/semver treats x, X, and * as equivalent wildcards.
 func determineTomcatVersion(raw string) string {
 	raw = strings.TrimSpace(raw)
 	if raw == "" {
@@ -479,17 +480,9 @@ func determineTomcatVersion(raw string) string {
 		return ""
 	}
 
-	pattern := match[1] // e.g. "9.+", "10.+", "10.23.+"
-
-	// If it's just "<major>.+" (no additional dot), convert to "<major>.x"
-	if !strings.Contains(strings.TrimSuffix(pattern, ".+"), ".") {
-		// "9.+" -> "9.x"
-		major := strings.TrimSuffix(pattern, ".+")
-		return major + ".x"
-	}
-
-	// Otherwise, it's something like "10.23.+": pass it through unchanged
-	return pattern
+	// Replace "+" with "*" so libbuildpack's FindMatchingVersion can resolve it.
+	// e.g. "9.+" -> "9.*", "10.+" -> "10.*", "10.1.+" -> "10.1.*"
+	return strings.ReplaceAll(match[1], "+", "*")
 }
 
 // isAccessLoggingEnabled checks if access logging is enabled in configuration
diff --git a/src/java/containers/tomcat_test.go b/src/java/containers/tomcat_test.go
index 51e0c6718..bbd040dc9 100644
--- a/src/java/containers/tomcat_test.go
+++ b/src/java/containers/tomcat_test.go
@@ -203,22 +203,28 @@ var _ = Describe("Tomcat Container", func() {
 			Expect(v).To(Equal(""))
 		})
 
-		It("returns 9.x for tomcat version 9.+", func() {
+		It("returns 9.* for tomcat version 9.+", func() {
 			raw := `{ tomcat: { version: "9.+" } }`
 			v := containers.DetermineTomcatVersion(raw)
-			Expect(v).To(Equal("9.x"))
+			Expect(v).To(Equal("9.*"))
 		})
 
-		It("returns 10.x for tomcat version 10.+", func() {
+		It("returns 10.* for tomcat version 10.+", func() {
 			raw := `{ tomcat: { version: "10.+" } }`
 			v := containers.DetermineTomcatVersion(raw)
-			Expect(v).To(Equal("10.x"))
+			Expect(v).To(Equal("10.*"))
 		})
 
-		It("returns 10.23.+ for tomcat version 10.23.+", func() {
+		It("returns 10.1.* for tomcat version 10.1.+", func() {
+			raw := `{tomcat: { version: 10.1.+, external_configuration_enabled: true }, external_configuration: { version: "1.4.0", repository_root: "https://example.com" }}`
+			v := containers.DetermineTomcatVersion(raw)
+			Expect(v).To(Equal("10.1.*"))
+		})
+
+		It("returns 10.23.* for tomcat version 10.23.+", func() {
 			raw := `{ tomcat: { version: "10.23.+" } }`
 			v := containers.DetermineTomcatVersion(raw)
-			Expect(v).To(Equal("10.23.+"))
+			Expect(v).To(Equal("10.23.*"))
 		})
 
 		It("returns empty string when only access logging is configured", func() {