diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c4cc6a8..5db6072 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 
 ### Changed
 
+- `SemanticVersion` `==`/`Equals`/`GetHashCode` now ignore build metadata, matching precedence comparison rules.
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Reject invalid SemVer identifiers when parsing versions.
diff --git a/src/semver.tests/SemanticVersionTests.cs b/src/semver.tests/SemanticVersionTests.cs
index 1cb7eed..587d643 100644
--- a/src/semver.tests/SemanticVersionTests.cs
+++ b/src/semver.tests/SemanticVersionTests.cs
@@ -212,6 +212,19 @@ internal sealed class SemanticVersionTests
 		await Assert.That(SemanticVersion.TryParse(input, out _)).IsTrue();
 	}
 
+	[Test]
+	public async Task I_can_treat_versions_as_equal_when_only_build_metadata_differs()
+	{
+		var a = SemanticVersion.Parse("1.2.3");
+		var b = SemanticVersion.Parse("1.2.3+build.7");
+
+		await Assert.That(a == b).IsTrue();
+		await Assert.That(a.GetHashCode()).IsEqualTo(b.GetHashCode());
+
+		var c = SemanticVersion.Parse("1.2.3-alpha");
+		await Assert.That(a == c).IsFalse();
+	}
+
 	[Test]
 	public async Task I_can_handle_invalid_json_token()
 	{
diff --git a/src/semver/SemanticVersion.Comparison.cs b/src/semver/SemanticVersion.Comparison.cs
index 6e2a43b..8c6d7e4 100644
--- a/src/semver/SemanticVersion.Comparison.cs
+++ b/src/semver/SemanticVersion.Comparison.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 namespace Geekeey.SemVer;
 
-public readonly partial record struct SemanticVersion : IComparable, IComparable<SemanticVersion>
+public readonly partial struct SemanticVersion : IComparable, IComparable<SemanticVersion>
 {
 	/// <inheritdoc />
 	public int CompareTo(object? obj)
diff --git a/src/semver/SemanticVersion.Formatting.cs b/src/semver/SemanticVersion.Formatting.cs
index 890a35d..5634b27 100644
--- a/src/semver/SemanticVersion.Formatting.cs
+++ b/src/semver/SemanticVersion.Formatting.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 
 namespace Geekeey.SemVer;
 
-public readonly partial record struct SemanticVersion : ISpanFormattable
+public readonly partial struct SemanticVersion : ISpanFormattable
 {
 	/// <inheritdoc />
 	public override string ToString()
diff --git a/src/semver/SemanticVersion.JsonConverter.cs b/src/semver/SemanticVersion.JsonConverter.cs
index a0c200c..c677e3a 100644
--- a/src/semver/SemanticVersion.JsonConverter.cs
+++ b/src/semver/SemanticVersion.JsonConverter.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 namespace Geekeey.SemVer;
 
 [JsonConverter(typeof(SemanticVersionJsonConverter))]
-public readonly partial record struct SemanticVersion
+public readonly partial struct SemanticVersion
 {
 	internal sealed class SemanticVersionJsonConverter : JsonConverter<SemanticVersion>
 	{
diff --git a/src/semver/SemanticVersion.Parsing.cs b/src/semver/SemanticVersion.Parsing.cs
index e24802e..ab43eb3 100644
--- a/src/semver/SemanticVersion.Parsing.cs
+++ b/src/semver/SemanticVersion.Parsing.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ using System.Globalization;
 
 namespace Geekeey.SemVer;
 
-public readonly partial record struct SemanticVersion : ISpanParsable<SemanticVersion>
+public readonly partial struct SemanticVersion : ISpanParsable<SemanticVersion>
 {
 	#region IParsable
 
diff --git a/src/semver/SemanticVersion.cs b/src/semver/SemanticVersion.cs
index bf25b83..22311b3 100644
--- a/src/semver/SemanticVersion.cs
+++ b/src/semver/SemanticVersion.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace Geekeey.SemVer;
 /// <summary>
 /// Represents a semantic version that adheres to the Semantic Versioning 2.0.0 specification.
 /// </summary>
-public readonly partial record struct SemanticVersion
+public readonly partial struct SemanticVersion : IEquatable<SemanticVersion>
 {
 	/// <summary>
 	/// Converts a <see cref="Version"/> into the equivalent semantic version.
@@ -105,4 +105,38 @@ public readonly partial record struct SemanticVersion
 	/// details. It does not affect the precedence of the version.
 	/// </summary>
 	public string? Metadata { get; }
+
+	/// <inheritdoc />
+	public bool Equals(SemanticVersion other)
+	{
+		return SemanticVersionComparer.Priority.Equals(this, other);
+	}
+
+	/// <inheritdoc />
+	public override bool Equals(object? obj)
+	{
+		return obj is SemanticVersion other && Equals(other);
+	}
+
+	/// <inheritdoc />
+	public override int GetHashCode()
+	{
+		return SemanticVersionComparer.Priority.GetHashCode(this);
+	}
+
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Determines whether two versions have equal precedence.
+	/// </summary>
+	public static bool operator ==(SemanticVersion left, SemanticVersion right)
+	{
+		return left.Equals(right);
+	}
+
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Determines whether two versions differ in precedence.
+	/// </summary>
+	public static bool operator !=(SemanticVersion left, SemanticVersion right)
+	{
+		return !left.Equals(right);
+	}
 }