diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9336521d..c349c11f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "defguard_version"
 version = "0.0.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/DefGuard/defguard.git?rev=a5709e7117103458ad8417d4437a8a369ca5bbce#a5709e7117103458ad8417d4437a8a369ca5bbce"
+source = "git+https://github.com/DefGuard/defguard.git?rev=db678a95398e38b72bbb4ecef36a27caa427e48c#db678a95398e38b72bbb4ecef36a27caa427e48c"
 dependencies = [
  "http",
  "os_info",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b7d63934..fd41f589 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = "1.5.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-defguard_version = { git = "https://github.com/DefGuard/defguard.git", rev = "a5709e7117103458ad8417d4437a8a369ca5bbce" }
+defguard_version = { git = "https://github.com/DefGuard/defguard.git", rev = "db678a95398e38b72bbb4ecef36a27caa427e48c" }
 axum = { version = "0.8", features = ["macros"] }
 base64 = "0.22"
 clap = { version = "4.5", features = ["derive", "env"] }
diff --git a/src/version.rs b/src/version.rs
index dcd9e985..754bc7f4 100644
--- a/src/version.rs
+++ b/src/version.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use defguard_version::Version;
+use defguard_version::{is_version_lower, Version};
 
 const MIN_CORE_VERSION: Version = Version::new(1, 5, 0);
 
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ const MIN_CORE_VERSION: Version = Version::new(1, 5, 0);
 /// Terminates the process if it doesn't.
 pub(crate) fn ensure_core_version_supported(core_version: Option<&Version>) {
     let Some(core_version) = core_version else {
-        error!("Missing core component version information. This most likely means that core component uses unsupported version. Exiting.");
+        error!("Missing core component version information. This most likely means that core component uses outdated version. Exiting.");
         std::process::exit(1);
     };
-    if core_version < &MIN_CORE_VERSION {
+
+    if is_version_lower(core_version, &MIN_CORE_VERSION) {
         error!("Core version {core_version} is not supported. Minimal supported core version is {MIN_CORE_VERSION}. Exiting.");
         std::process::exit(1);
     }