diff --git a/lib/controllers/migrate-controller.ts b/lib/controllers/migrate-controller.ts
index 24f19d3a11..d8b3077d36 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/migrate-controller.ts
+++ b/lib/controllers/migrate-controller.ts
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ export class MigrateController
 		allowInvalidVersions: boolean
 	): boolean {
 		return !!version
-			? semver.lt(version, targetVersion)
+			? semver.lt(semver.coerce(version), targetVersion)
 			: !allowInvalidVersions;
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/services/project-config-service.ts b/lib/services/project-config-service.ts
index d4597d7097..47735f06e2 100644
--- a/lib/services/project-config-service.ts
+++ b/lib/services/project-config-service.ts
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ export default {
 
 		if (
 			runtimePackage.version &&
-			semver.gte(runtimePackage.version, "7.0.0-rc.5")
+			semver.gte(semver.coerce(runtimePackage.version), "7.0.0-rc.5")
 		) {
 			// runtimes >= 7.0.0-rc.5 support passing appPath and appResourcesPath through gradle project flags
 			// so writing an nsconfig is not necessary.