diff --git a/cli/internal/helm/actionfactory.go b/cli/internal/helm/actionfactory.go
index 106f9c8b0f..92ae21968f 100644
--- a/cli/internal/helm/actionfactory.go
+++ b/cli/internal/helm/actionfactory.go
@@ -74,10 +74,12 @@ func (a actionFactory) appendNewAction(release Release, configTargetVersion semv
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("parsing chart version: %w", err)
 	}
+	cliSupportsConfigVersion := configTargetVersion.Compare(newVersion) != 0
+
 	currentVersion, err := a.versionLister.currentVersion(release.ReleaseName)
 	if errors.Is(err, errReleaseNotFound) {
 		// Don't install a new release if the user's config specifies a different version than the CLI offers.
-		if !force && isCLIVersionedRelease(release.ReleaseName) && configTargetVersion.Compare(newVersion) != 0 {
+		if !force && isCLIVersionedRelease(release.ReleaseName) && cliSupportsConfigVersion {
 			return fmt.Errorf(
 				"unable to install release %s at %s: this CLI only supports microservice version %s for upgrading",
 				release.ReleaseName, configTargetVersion, newVersion,
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ func (a actionFactory) appendNewAction(release Release, configTargetVersion semv
 			}
 			// Target version is newer than current version, so we should perform an upgrade.
 			// Now make sure the target version is equal to the the CLI version.
-			if configTargetVersion.Compare(newVersion) != 0 {
+			if cliSupportsConfigVersion {
 				return fmt.Errorf(
 					"unable to upgrade release %s to %s: this CLI only supports microservice version %s for upgrading",
 					release.ReleaseName, configTargetVersion, newVersion,