diff --git a/odoo/modules/module.py b/odoo/modules/module.py
index a12fd5e9a41a3..93cd7c5a38097 100644
--- a/odoo/modules/module.py
+++ b/odoo/modules/module.py
@@ -344,10 +344,11 @@ def load_manifest(module, mod_path=None):
     elif manifest['auto_install']:
         manifest['auto_install'] = set(manifest['depends'])
 
-    try:
-        manifest['version'] = adapt_version(manifest['version'])
-    except ValueError as e:
-        raise ValueError(f"Module {module}: invalid manifest") from e
+    if manifest.get('installable', True):
+        try:
+            manifest['version'] = adapt_version(manifest['version'])
+        except ValueError as e:
+            raise ValueError(f"Module {module}: invalid manifest") from e
     manifest['addons_path'] = normpath(opj(mod_path, os.pardir))
 
     return manifest