diff --git a/src/plugin.ts b/src/plugin.ts
index 92230334..e2c84d9f 100644
--- a/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugin.ts
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ export class Plugin implements IPlugin {
       try {
         const p = path.join(this.root, '.oclif.manifest.json')
         const manifest: Manifest = await loadJSON(p)
-        if (!process.env.OCLIF_NEXT_VERSION && manifest.version !== this.version) {
+        if (!process.env.OCLIF_NEXT_VERSION && manifest.version.split('-')[0] !== this.version.split('-')[0]) {
           process.emitWarning(`Mismatched version in ${this.name} plugin manifest. Expected: ${this.version} Received: ${manifest.version}`)
         } else {
           debug('using manifest from', p)