diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2819b80e..2a496297 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ define write_version_file
 	echo "  \"version\": \"$(version)\"," >> $(DIST_DIR)/version.json
 	echo "  \"announcement\": \"AdGuard Home $(version) is now available!\"," >> $(DIST_DIR)/version.json
 	echo "  \"announcement_url\": \"https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome/releases\"," >> $(DIST_DIR)/version.json
-	echo "  \"selfupdate_min_version\": \"v0.0\"," >> $(DIST_DIR)/version.json
+	echo "  \"selfupdate_min_version\": \"0.0\"," >> $(DIST_DIR)/version.json
 
 	# Windows builds
 	echo "  \"download_windows_amd64\": \"$(BASE_URL)/AdGuardHome_windows_amd64.zip\"," >> $(DIST_DIR)/version.json
diff --git a/changelog.config.js b/changelog.config.js
index 427807cd..8adfb5b7 100644
--- a/changelog.config.js
+++ b/changelog.config.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 module.exports = {
     "disableEmoji": true,
     "list": [
-        "+",
-        "*",
-        "-",
+        "+ ",
+        "* ",
+        "- ",
     ],
     "maxMessageLength": 64,
     "minMessageLength": 3,
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module.exports = {
         "scope",
         "subject",
         "body",
-        "issues"
+        "issues",
     ],
     "scopes": [
         "",
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@ module.exports = {
         "documentation",
     ],
     "types": {
-        "+": {
+        "+ ": {
             "description": "A new feature",
             "emoji": "",
-            "value": "+"
+            "value": "+ "
         },
-        "*": {
+        "* ": {
             "description": "A code change that neither fixes a bug or adds a feature",
             "emoji": "",
-            "value": "*"
+            "value": "* "
         },
-        "-": {
+        "- ": {
             "description": "A bug fix",
             "emoji": "",
-            "value": "-"
+            "value": "- "
         }
     }
 };
diff --git a/client/src/actions/index.js b/client/src/actions/index.js
index 8edffc08..a8245d73 100644
--- a/client/src/actions/index.js
+++ b/client/src/actions/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import axios from 'axios';
 
 import { splitByNewLine, sortClients } from '../helpers/helpers';
 import { CHECK_TIMEOUT, SETTINGS_NAMES } from '../helpers/constants';
+import { areEqualVersions } from '../helpers/version';
 import { getTlsStatus } from './encryption';
 import apiClient from '../api/Api';
 import { addErrorToast, addNoticeToast, addSuccessToast } from './toasts';
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ export const getVersion = (recheck = false) => async (dispatch, getState) => {
             const { dnsVersion } = getState().dashboard;
             const currentVersion = dnsVersion === 'undefined' ? 0 : dnsVersion;
 
-            if (data && currentVersion !== data.new_version) {
+            if (data && !areEqualVersions(currentVersion, data.new_version)) {
                 dispatch(addSuccessToast('updates_checked'));
             } else {
                 dispatch(addSuccessToast('updates_version_equal'));
diff --git a/client/src/helpers/version.js b/client/src/helpers/version.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1cf1e5fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/helpers/version.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/**
+ * Checks if versions are equal.
+ * Please note, that this method strips the "v" prefix.
+ *
+ * @param left {string} - left version
+ * @param right {string} - right version
+ * @return {boolean} true if versions are equal
+ */
+export const areEqualVersions = (left, right) => {
+    if (!left || !right) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    const leftVersion = left.replace(/^v/, '');
+    const rightVersion = right.replace(/^v/, '');
+    return leftVersion === rightVersion;
+};
diff --git a/client/src/reducers/index.js b/client/src/reducers/index.js
index 050ae116..56d26fb7 100644
--- a/client/src/reducers/index.js
+++ b/client/src/reducers/index.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import stats from './stats';
 import queryLogs from './queryLogs';
 import dnsConfig from './dnsConfig';
 import filtering from './filtering';
+import { areEqualVersions } from '../helpers/version';
 
 const settings = handleActions(
     {
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ const dashboard = handleActions(
         [actions.getVersionSuccess]: (state, { payload }) => {
             const currentVersion = state.dnsVersion === 'undefined' ? 0 : state.dnsVersion;
 
-            if (!payload.disabled && currentVersion !== payload.new_version) {
+            if (!payload.disabled && !areEqualVersions(currentVersion, payload.new_version)) {
                 const {
                     announcement_url: announcementUrl,
                     new_version: newVersion,