diff --git a/sphaira/CMakeLists.txt b/sphaira/CMakeLists.txt
index 95b32c5..2f43ef2 100644
--- a/sphaira/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sphaira/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13)
 
-set(sphaira_VERSION 0.10.1)
+set(sphaira_VERSION 0.10.2)
 
 project(sphaira
     VERSION ${sphaira_VERSION}
diff --git a/sphaira/include/app.hpp b/sphaira/include/app.hpp
index 6528963..5f7b855 100644
--- a/sphaira/include/app.hpp
+++ b/sphaira/include/app.hpp
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ public:
     void ScanThemes(const std::string& path);
     void ScanThemeEntries();
 
+    // helper that converts 1.2.3 to a u32 used for comparisons.
+    static auto GetVersionFromString(const char* str) -> u32;
+    static auto IsVersionNewer(const char* current, const char* new_version) -> u32;
+
     static auto IsApplication() -> bool {
         const auto type = appletGetAppletType();
         return type == AppletType_Application || type == AppletType_SystemApplication;
diff --git a/sphaira/source/app.cpp b/sphaira/source/app.cpp
index 6fdbde3..cc0576a 100644
--- a/sphaira/source/app.cpp
+++ b/sphaira/source/app.cpp
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ void App::SetReplaceHbmenuEnable(bool enable) {
                     }
 
                     if (R_SUCCEEDED(rc) && !std::strcmp(sphaira_nacp.lang[0].name, "sphaira")) {
-                        if (std::strcmp(sphaira_nacp.display_version, hbmenu_nacp.display_version) < 0) {
+                        if (IsVersionNewer(sphaira_nacp.display_version, hbmenu_nacp.display_version)) {
                             if (R_FAILED(rc = fs.copy_entire_file(sphaira_path, "/hbmenu.nro"))) {
                                 log_write("failed to copy entire file: %s 0x%X module: %u desc: %u\n", sphaira_path.s, rc, R_MODULE(rc), R_DESCRIPTION(rc));
                             } else {
@@ -1744,7 +1744,7 @@ App::~App() {
 
             // found sphaira, now lets get compare version
             if (R_SUCCEEDED(rc) && !std::strcmp(sphaira_nacp.lang[0].name, "sphaira")) {
-                if (std::strcmp(hbmenu_nacp.display_version, sphaira_nacp.display_version) < 0) {
+                if (IsVersionNewer(hbmenu_nacp.display_version, sphaira_nacp.display_version)) {
                     if (R_FAILED(rc = fs.copy_entire_file(GetExePath(), sphaira_path))) {
                         log_write("failed to copy entire file: %s 0x%X module: %u desc: %u\n", sphaira_path.s, rc, R_MODULE(rc), R_DESCRIPTION(rc));
                     } else {
@@ -1782,6 +1782,16 @@ App::~App() {
     ini_putl("paths", "timestamp", timestamp, App::CONFIG_PATH);
 }
 
+auto App::GetVersionFromString(const char* str) -> u32 {
+    u32 major{}, minor{}, macro{};
+    std::sscanf(str, "%u.%u.%u", &major, &minor, &macro);
+    return MAKEHOSVERSION(major, minor, macro);
+}
+
+auto App::IsVersionNewer(const char* current, const char* new_version) -> u32 {
+    return GetVersionFromString(current) < GetVersionFromString(new_version);
+}
+
 void App::createFramebufferResources() {
     this->swapchain = nullptr;
 
diff --git a/sphaira/source/ui/menus/main_menu.cpp b/sphaira/source/ui/menus/main_menu.cpp
index 5bb2498..5d97d1c 100644
--- a/sphaira/source/ui/menus/main_menu.cpp
+++ b/sphaira/source/ui/menus/main_menu.cpp
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ MainMenu::MainMenu() {
 
             const auto version = yyjson_get_str(tag_key);
             R_UNLESS(version, false);
-            if (!std::strcmp(APP_VERSION, version)) {
+            if (!App::IsVersionNewer(APP_VERSION, version)) {
                 m_update_state = UpdateState::None;
                 return true;
             }