diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Spt/Mod/AbstractModMetadata.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Spt/Mod/AbstractModMetadata.cs
index 17d0c4353..b711730e5 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Spt/Mod/AbstractModMetadata.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Spt/Mod/AbstractModMetadata.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-using Range = SemanticVersioning.Range;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Utils.Json.Converters;
+using Range = SemanticVersioning.Range;
using Version = SemanticVersioning.Version;
namespace SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Spt.Mod;
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ public abstract record AbstractModMetadata
///
/// Version = new Version("1.0.0.0"); is not
///
+ [JsonConverter(typeof(ToStringJsonConverter))]
public abstract Version Version { get; init; }
///
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ public abstract record AbstractModMetadata
///
/// Version = new Version("4.0.0.0"); is not
///
+ [JsonConverter(typeof(ToStringJsonConverter))]
public abstract Range SptVersion { get; init; }
///
diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Utils/Json/Converters/ToStringJsonConverter.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Utils/Json/Converters/ToStringJsonConverter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11069f084
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Utils/Json/Converters/ToStringJsonConverter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace SPTarkov.Server.Core.Utils.Json.Converters;
+
+internal class ToStringJsonConverter : JsonConverter
+{
+ public override T? Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+ {
+ if (reader.TokenType == JsonTokenType.Null)
+ {
+ return default;
+ }
+
+ if (reader.TokenType == JsonTokenType.String)
+ {
+ var value = reader.GetString();
+ try
+ {
+ return (T?)Activator.CreateInstance(typeToConvert, value);
+ }
+ catch (Exception ex)
+ {
+ throw new JsonException($"Unable to convert \"{value}\" to {typeof(T).Name}.", ex);
+ }
+ }
+
+ throw new JsonException($"Expected string to deserialize {typeof(T).Name} but got {reader.TokenType}.");
+ }
+
+ public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, T value, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+ {
+ if (value == null)
+ {
+ writer.WriteNullValue();
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ writer.WriteStringValue(value.ToString());
+ }
+ }
+}