diff --git a/src/Artemis.Core/Constants.cs b/src/Artemis.Core/Constants.cs
index 252d3b85a..fd0300579 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.Core/Constants.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.Core/Constants.cs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public static class Constants
     /// </summary>
     public static readonly PluginInfo CorePluginInfo = new()
     {
-        Guid = Guid.Parse("ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff"), Name = "Artemis Core", Version = new Version(2, 0)
+        Guid = Guid.Parse("ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff"), Name = "Artemis Core", Version = CurrentVersion
     };
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Artemis.Core/Plugins/PluginInfo.cs b/src/Artemis.Core/Plugins/PluginInfo.cs
index 43b8319c0..6421749f8 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.Core/Plugins/PluginInfo.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.Core/Plugins/PluginInfo.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class PluginInfo : CorePropertyChanged, IPrerequisitesSubject
     private Plugin _plugin = null!;
     private Uri? _repository;
     private bool _requiresAdmin;
-    private Version _version = null!;
+    private string _version = null!;
     private Uri? _website;
 
     internal PluginInfo()
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class PluginInfo : CorePropertyChanged, IPrerequisitesSubject
     ///     The version of the plugin
     /// </summary>
     [JsonProperty(Required = Required.Always)]
-    public Version Version
+    public string Version
     {
         get => _version;
         internal set => SetAndNotify(ref _version, value);
diff --git a/src/Artemis.Core/Services/PluginManagementService.cs b/src/Artemis.Core/Services/PluginManagementService.cs
index 92cb4d23b..06b9b6368 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.Core/Services/PluginManagementService.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.Core/Services/PluginManagementService.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ internal class PluginManagementService : IPluginManagementService
         // Remove the old directory if it exists
         if (Directory.Exists(pluginDirectory.FullName))
             pluginDirectory.DeleteRecursively();
-        
+
         // Extract everything in the same archive directory to the unique plugin directory
         Utilities.CreateAccessibleDirectory(pluginDirectory.FullName);
         string metaDataDirectory = metaDataFileEntry.FullName.Replace(metaDataFileEntry.Name, "");
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ internal class PluginManagementService : IPluginManagementService
                 zipArchiveEntry.ExtractToFile(target);
             }
         }
-        
+
         if (createLockFile)
             File.Create(Path.Combine(pluginDirectory.FullName, "artemis.lock")).Close();
     }
@@ -137,26 +137,12 @@ internal class PluginManagementService : IPluginManagementService
                 _logger.Debug("Copying missing built-in plugin {builtInPluginInfo}", builtInPluginInfo);
                 CopyBuiltInPlugin(archive, preferred);
             }
-            else
+            else if (metaDataFileEntry.LastWriteTime > File.GetLastWriteTime(metadataFile))
             {
-                PluginInfo pluginInfo;
                 try
                 {
-                    // Compare versions, copy if the same when debugging
-                    pluginInfo = CoreJson.DeserializeObject<PluginInfo>(File.ReadAllText(metadataFile))!;
-                }
-                catch (Exception e)
-                {
-                    throw new ArtemisPluginException($"Failed read plugin metadata needed to install built-in plugin: {e.Message}", e);
-                }
-
-                try
-                {
-                    if (builtInPluginInfo.Version > pluginInfo.Version)
-                    {
-                        _logger.Debug("Copying updated built-in plugin from {pluginInfo} to {builtInPluginInfo}", pluginInfo, builtInPluginInfo);
-                        CopyBuiltInPlugin(archive, preferred);
-                    }
+                    _logger.Debug("Copying updated built-in plugin {builtInPluginInfo}", builtInPluginInfo);
+                    CopyBuiltInPlugin(archive, preferred);
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
diff --git a/src/Artemis.UI/Services/Updating/UpdateService.cs b/src/Artemis.UI/Services/Updating/UpdateService.cs
index e264d9431..a492ee96d 100644
--- a/src/Artemis.UI/Services/Updating/UpdateService.cs
+++ b/src/Artemis.UI/Services/Updating/UpdateService.cs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class UpdateService : IUpdateService
             }
         }
         
-        // if (updated)
+        if (updated)
             _updateNotificationProvider.Value.ShowInstalledNotification(currentVersion);
     }