diff --git a/mobile/lib/providers/server_info.provider.dart b/mobile/lib/providers/server_info.provider.dart
index 7a424c332d..9619ba86a1 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/providers/server_info.provider.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/providers/server_info.provider.dart
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class ServerInfoNotifier extends StateNotifier<ServerInfo> {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (clientVersion < serverVersion) {
+    if (clientVersion < serverVersion && clientVersion.differenceType(serverVersion) != SemVerType.patch) {
       state = state.copyWith(versionStatus: VersionStatus.clientOutOfDate);
       return;
     }
diff --git a/mobile/lib/utils/semver.dart b/mobile/lib/utils/semver.dart
index 0eb6726b65..aebfd2fe4c 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/utils/semver.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/utils/semver.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+enum SemVerType { major, minor, patch }
+
 class SemVer {
   final int major;
   final int minor;
@@ -15,8 +17,20 @@ class SemVer {
   }
 
   factory SemVer.fromString(String version) {
+    if (version.toLowerCase().startsWith("v")) {
+      version = version.substring(1);
+    }
+
     final parts = version.split("-")[0].split('.');
-    return SemVer(major: int.parse(parts[0]), minor: int.parse(parts[1]), patch: int.parse(parts[2]));
+    if (parts.length != 3) {
+      throw FormatException('Invalid semantic version string: $version');
+    }
+
+    try {
+      return SemVer(major: int.parse(parts[0]), minor: int.parse(parts[1]), patch: int.parse(parts[2]));
+    } catch (e) {
+      throw FormatException('Invalid semantic version string: $version');
+    }
   }
 
   bool operator >(SemVer other) {
@@ -54,6 +68,20 @@ class SemVer {
     return other is SemVer && other.major == major && other.minor == minor && other.patch == patch;
   }
 
+  SemVerType? differenceType(SemVer other) {
+    if (major != other.major) {
+      return SemVerType.major;
+    }
+    if (minor != other.minor) {
+      return SemVerType.minor;
+    }
+    if (patch != other.patch) {
+      return SemVerType.patch;
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  }
+
   @override
   int get hashCode => major.hashCode ^ minor.hashCode ^ patch.hashCode;
 }
diff --git a/mobile/test/utils/semver_test.dart b/mobile/test/utils/semver_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8f1958a879
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/test/utils/semver_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/utils/semver.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  group('SemVer', () {
+    test('Parses valid semantic version strings correctly', () {
+      final version = SemVer.fromString('1.2.3');
+      expect(version.major, 1);
+      expect(version.minor, 2);
+      expect(version.patch, 3);
+    });
+
+    test('Throws FormatException for invalid version strings', () {
+      expect(() => SemVer.fromString('1.2'), throwsFormatException);
+      expect(() => SemVer.fromString('a.b.c'), throwsFormatException);
+      expect(() => SemVer.fromString('1.2.3.4'), throwsFormatException);
+    });
+
+    test('Compares equal versons correctly', () {
+      final v1 = SemVer.fromString('1.2.3');
+      final v2 = SemVer.fromString('1.2.3');
+      expect(v1 == v2, isTrue);
+      expect(v1 > v2, isFalse);
+      expect(v1 < v2, isFalse);
+    });
+
+    test('Compares major version correctly', () {
+      final v1 = SemVer.fromString('2.0.0');
+      final v2 = SemVer.fromString('1.9.9');
+      expect(v1 == v2, isFalse);
+      expect(v1 > v2, isTrue);
+      expect(v1 < v2, isFalse);
+    });
+
+    test('Compares minor version correctly', () {
+      final v1 = SemVer.fromString('1.3.0');
+      final v2 = SemVer.fromString('1.2.9');
+      expect(v1 == v2, isFalse);
+      expect(v1 > v2, isTrue);
+      expect(v1 < v2, isFalse);
+    });
+
+    test('Compares patch version correctly', () {
+      final v1 = SemVer.fromString('1.2.4');
+      final v2 = SemVer.fromString('1.2.3');
+      expect(v1 == v2, isFalse);
+      expect(v1 > v2, isTrue);
+      expect(v1 < v2, isFalse);
+    });
+
+    test('Gives correct major difference type', () {
+      final v1 = SemVer.fromString('2.0.0');
+      final v2 = SemVer.fromString('1.9.9');
+      expect(v1.differenceType(v2), SemVerType.major);
+    });
+
+    test('Gives correct minor difference type', () {
+      final v1 = SemVer.fromString('1.3.0');
+      final v2 = SemVer.fromString('1.2.9');
+      expect(v1.differenceType(v2), SemVerType.minor);
+    });
+
+    test('Gives correct patch difference type', () {
+      final v1 = SemVer.fromString('1.2.4');
+      final v2 = SemVer.fromString('1.2.3');
+      expect(v1.differenceType(v2), SemVerType.patch);
+    });
+
+    test('Gives null difference type for equal versions', () {
+      final v1 = SemVer.fromString('1.2.3');
+      final v2 = SemVer.fromString('1.2.3');
+      expect(v1.differenceType(v2), isNull);
+    });
+
+    test('toString returns correct format', () {
+      final version = SemVer.fromString('1.2.3');
+      expect(version.toString(), '1.2.3');
+    });
+
+    test('Parses versions with leading v correctly', () {
+      final version1 = SemVer.fromString('v1.2.3');
+      expect(version1.major, 1);
+      expect(version1.minor, 2);
+      expect(version1.patch, 3);
+
+      final version2 = SemVer.fromString('V1.2.3');
+      expect(version2.major, 1);
+      expect(version2.minor, 2);
+      expect(version2.patch, 3);
+    });
+  });
+}