diff --git a/nibabies/__init__.py b/nibabies/__init__.py
index cf157987..2a1ec3f4 100644
--- a/nibabies/__init__.py
+++ b/nibabies/__init__.py
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
 # Can be removed once minimum PyBIDS dependency hits 0.14
 try:
     import bids
+    from packaging.version import Version
 
-    bids.config.set_option("extension_initial_dot", True)
+    if Version(bids.__version__) < Version("0.14.0"):
+        bids.config.set_option("extension_initial_dot", True)
 except (ImportError, ValueError):
     pass
 else: