diff --git a/install.ps1 b/install.ps1
index f329d69..fc9254e 100644
--- a/install.ps1
+++ b/install.ps1
@@ -129,17 +129,29 @@ function Install-Package {
         Write-Success "$Name is already installed: $version"
 
         if ($MinVersion -and $version) {
-            # Basic version check (not perfect but good enough for common cases)
-            if ($version -match '(\d+\.[\d.]+)') {
+            # Extract semantic version numbers only - stop before any non-digit/non-dot characters
+            # This extracts "2.52.0" from "2.52.0.windows.1"
+            if ($version -match '^(\d+(?:\.\d+){1,2})') {
                 $installedVersion = $matches[1]
-                if ([version]$installedVersion -lt [version]$MinVersion) {
-                    Write-Warning "Version $installedVersion is below minimum required version $MinVersion"
-                    Write-Host "  Attempting to upgrade..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+                try {
+                    if ([version]$installedVersion -lt [version]$MinVersion) {
+                        Write-Warning "Version $installedVersion is below minimum required version $MinVersion"
+                        Write-Host "  Attempting to upgrade..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        return $true
+                    }
                 }
-                else {
+                catch {
+                    Write-Warning "Version comparison failed - assuming sufficient version"
                     return $true
                 }
             }
+            else {
+                Write-Warning "Could not parse version from: $version"
+                Write-Host "  Assuming installed version is sufficient..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+                return $true
+            }
         }
         else {
             return $true