diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatEditing/chatEditingSession.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatEditing/chatEditingSession.ts
index 5f5d69c44dbdf..8bff1b50d81a2 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatEditing/chatEditingSession.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatEditing/chatEditingSession.ts
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ class ChatEditingSessionStorage {
 			this._logService.debug(`chatEditingSession: Restoring editing session at ${stateFilePath.toString()}`);
 			const stateFileContent = await this._fileService.readFile(stateFilePath);
 			const data = JSON.parse(stateFileContent.value.toString()) as IChatEditingSessionDTO;
-			if (data.version !== STORAGE_VERSION) {
+			if (!COMPATIBLE_STORAGE_VERSIONS.includes(data.version)) {
 				return undefined;
 			}
 
@@ -1356,7 +1356,8 @@ interface IModifiedEntryTelemetryInfoDTO {
 
 type ResourceMapDTO<T> = [string, T][];
 
-const STORAGE_VERSION = 1;
+const COMPATIBLE_STORAGE_VERSIONS = [1, 2];
+const STORAGE_VERSION = 2;
 
 /** Old history uses IChatEditingSessionSnapshotDTO, new history uses IChatEditingSessionSnapshotDTO. */
 interface IChatEditingSessionDTO {