diff --git a/src/portal/package.json b/src/portal/package.json
index 5c8beabea..1bc69e27b 100644
--- a/src/portal/package.json
+++ b/src/portal/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "harbor",
-  "version": "2.9.0",
+  "version": "2.10.0",
   "description": "Harbor UI with Clarity",
   "angular-cli": {},
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/portal/src/app/shared/components/new-user-form/new-user-form.component.html b/src/portal/src/app/shared/components/new-user-form/new-user-form.component.html
index 091692164..41256cec5 100644
--- a/src/portal/src/app/shared/components/new-user-form/new-user-form.component.html
+++ b/src/portal/src/app/shared/components/new-user-form/new-user-form.component.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                         type="text"
                         class="clr-input"
                         required
-                        pattern='[^"~#$%]+'
+                        pattern='[^,"~#$%]+'
                         maxLengthExt="255"
                         #usernameInput="ngModel"
                         name="username"