diff --git a/src/MaksIT.Core.Tests/Webapi/Models/PagedRequestTests.cs b/src/MaksIT.Core.Tests/Webapi/Models/PagedRequestTests.cs
index 20f11b3..d4356af 100644
--- a/src/MaksIT.Core.Tests/Webapi/Models/PagedRequestTests.cs
+++ b/src/MaksIT.Core.Tests/Webapi/Models/PagedRequestTests.cs
@@ -144,6 +144,20 @@ public class PagedRequestTests {
     Assert.Single(filtered); // Assuming only "John" starts with "Jo"
   }
 
+  [Fact]
+  public void BuildFilterExpression_ShouldHandleEqualsAndContainsOperators() {
+    var queryable = GetTestQueryable();
+    var request = new PagedRequest {
+      Filters = "Age == \"31\" && (Name.Contains(\"Jo\"))"
+    };
+
+    var predicate = request.BuildFilterExpression<TestEntity>();
+    var filtered = queryable.Where(predicate).ToList();
+
+    Assert.Contains(filtered, t => t.Name.StartsWith("Jo"));
+    Assert.Single(filtered); // Assuming only "John" starts with "Jo"
+  }
+
   [Fact]
   public void BuildFilterExpression_ShouldHandleEndsWithOperator() {
     var queryable = GetTestQueryable();
diff --git a/src/MaksIT.Core/MaksIT.Core.csproj b/src/MaksIT.Core/MaksIT.Core.csproj
index f1eb383..194cd94 100644
--- a/src/MaksIT.Core/MaksIT.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/MaksIT.Core/MaksIT.Core.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
     <!-- NuGet package metadata -->
     <PackageId>MaksIT.Core</PackageId>
-    <Version>1.3.2</Version>
+    <Version>1.3.3</Version>
     <Authors>Maksym Sadovnychyy</Authors>
     <Company>MAKS-IT</Company>
     <Product>MaksIT.Core</Product>