diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 43b7682..57d87fe 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "spring-boot-dependency-checker",
-  "version": "0.2.2",
+  "version": "0.2.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "spring-boot-dependency-checker",
-      "version": "0.2.2",
+      "version": "0.2.3",
       "license": "\tGPL-3.0-or-later",
       "dependencies": {
         "fast-xml-parser": "^4.3.6",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fed4050..2c54d6b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "spring-boot-dependency-checker",
-  "version": "0.2.2",
+  "version": "0.2.3",
   "description": "Spring Boot Dependency Checker - validate that you're using the versions Spring Boot has approved with your project.",
   "keywords": [
     "spring boot",
diff --git a/pom.js b/pom.js
index 9250bfa..9fb9135 100644
--- a/pom.js
+++ b/pom.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ const getSpringDefaultProperties = async (sbVersion) => {
 };
 
 const replaceVariable = (properties, version) => {
-    if (version.startsWith('${')) {
+    if (String(version).startsWith('${')) {
         const variableName = version.replace('${', '').replace('}', '');
         return properties[variableName];
     }