diff --git a/invokeai/backend/model_manager/storage/sql.py b/invokeai/backend/model_manager/storage/sql.py
index 1f6b8e6415..71b8332103 100644
--- a/invokeai/backend/model_manager/storage/sql.py
+++ b/invokeai/backend/model_manager/storage/sql.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class ModelConfigStoreSQL(ModelConfigStore):
         finally:
             self._lock.release()
         assert (
-            self.version == CONFIG_FILE_VERSION
+            str(self.version) == CONFIG_FILE_VERSION
         ), f"Model config version {self.version} does not match expected version {CONFIG_FILE_VERSION}"
 
     def _create_tables(self) -> None:
diff --git a/invokeai/backend/model_manager/storage/yaml.py b/invokeai/backend/model_manager/storage/yaml.py
index ee147cd8f2..1f56a2dbab 100644
--- a/invokeai/backend/model_manager/storage/yaml.py
+++ b/invokeai/backend/model_manager/storage/yaml.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class ModelConfigStoreYAML(ModelConfigStore):
             self._initialize_yaml()
         self._config = OmegaConf.load(self._filename)
         assert (
-            self.version == CONFIG_FILE_VERSION
+            str(self.version) == CONFIG_FILE_VERSION
         ), f"Model config version {self.version} does not match expected version {CONFIG_FILE_VERSION}"
 
     def _initialize_yaml(self):
diff --git a/tests/test_model_manager/configs/relative_sub.models.yaml b/tests/test_model_manager/configs/relative_sub.models.yaml
index 4f3890aeaa..71b05e9356 100644
--- a/tests/test_model_manager/configs/relative_sub.models.yaml
+++ b/tests/test_model_manager/configs/relative_sub.models.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 __metadata__:
-  version: 3.1.1
+  version: 3.2
 ed799245c762f6d0a9ddfd4e31fdb010:
   name: sdxl-base-1-0
   path: sdxl/main/SDXL base 1_0