diff --git a/src/Tracing.jl b/src/Tracing.jl
index 3ff25d69c..5b8b0630d 100644
--- a/src/Tracing.jl
+++ b/src/Tracing.jl
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ for T in (
     Integer,
     RNumber,
     Val,
+    VersionNumber,
 )
     @eval Base.@nospecializeinfer function traced_type_inner(
         @nospecialize(T::Type{<:$T}),
diff --git a/test/tracing.jl b/test/tracing.jl
index 9bf81daa1..4666aefb4 100644
--- a/test/tracing.jl
+++ b/test/tracing.jl
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ end
                 (Char, Char, Char),
                 (AbstractString, AbstractString, AbstractString),
                 (String, String, String),
+                (VersionNumber, VersionNumber, VersionNumber),
 
                 # Numeric types
                 (AbstractFloat, AbstractFloat, AbstractFloat),