diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3acee9b05..c714c17d7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "vscode-dbt-power-user",
-  "version": "0.39.9",
+  "version": "0.39.10",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "vscode-dbt-power-user",
-      "version": "0.39.9",
+      "version": "0.39.10",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@vscode/codicons": "^0.0.36",
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
         "parse-diff": "^0.11.1",
         "python-bridge": "github:mdesmet/node-python-bridge#feat/detached",
         "reflect-metadata": "^0.2.2",
+        "semver": "^7.6.2",
         "which": "^4.0.0",
         "yaml": "^2.4.2"
       },
@@ -5728,12 +5729,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/semver": {
-      "version": "7.5.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.5.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-1bCSESV6Pv+i21Hvpxp3Dx+pSD8lIPt8uVjRrxAUt/nbswYc+tK6Y2btiULjd4+fnq15PX+nqQDC7Oft7WkwcA==",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "lru-cache": "^6.0.0"
-      },
+      "version": "7.6.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.6.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FNAIBWCx9qcRhoHcgcJ0gvU7SN1lYU2ZXuSfl04bSC5OpvDHFyJCjdNHomPXxjQlCBU67YW64PzY7/VIEH7F2w==",
       "bin": {
         "semver": "bin/semver.js"
       },
@@ -11071,12 +11069,9 @@
       }
     },
     "semver": {
-      "version": "7.5.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.5.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-1bCSESV6Pv+i21Hvpxp3Dx+pSD8lIPt8uVjRrxAUt/nbswYc+tK6Y2btiULjd4+fnq15PX+nqQDC7Oft7WkwcA==",
-      "requires": {
-        "lru-cache": "^6.0.0"
-      }
+      "version": "7.6.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.6.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FNAIBWCx9qcRhoHcgcJ0gvU7SN1lYU2ZXuSfl04bSC5OpvDHFyJCjdNHomPXxjQlCBU67YW64PzY7/VIEH7F2w=="
     },
     "serialize-javascript": {
       "version": "6.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e965882c1..10a61fc9d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1163,6 +1163,7 @@
     "parse-diff": "^0.11.1",
     "python-bridge": "github:mdesmet/node-python-bridge#feat/detached",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.2.2",
+    "semver": "^7.6.2",
     "which": "^4.0.0",
     "yaml": "^2.4.2"
   },
diff --git a/src/dbt_client/dbtCloudIntegration.ts b/src/dbt_client/dbtCloudIntegration.ts
index 3c749eb17..e5fc4445d 100644
--- a/src/dbt_client/dbtCloudIntegration.ts
+++ b/src/dbt_client/dbtCloudIntegration.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import { existsSync } from "fs";
 import { ValidationProvider } from "../validation_provider";
 import { DeferToProdService } from "../services/deferToProdService";
 import { ProjectHealthcheck } from "./dbtCoreIntegration";
+import semver = require("semver");
 
 function getDBTPath(
   pythonEnvironment: PythonEnvironment,
@@ -88,13 +89,8 @@ export class DBTCloudDetection implements DBTDetection {
         const regex = /dbt Cloud CLI - (\d*\.\d*\.\d*)/gm;
         const matches = regex.exec(stdout);
         if (matches?.length === 2) {
-          const version = matches[1].split(".");
           const minVersion = "0.37.6";
-          if (
-            parseInt(version[0]) <= 0 &&
-            parseInt(version[1]) <= 37 &&
-            parseInt(version[2]) <= 6
-          ) {
+          if (semver.lt(matches[1], minVersion)) {
             window.showErrorMessage(
               `This version of dbt Cloud is not supported. Please update to a dbt Cloud CLI version higher than ${minVersion}`,
             );