diff --git a/.github/scripts/deployment-regression.sh b/.github/scripts/deployment-regression.sh
index 7ef2a6ef6..e2d4a93b3 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/deployment-regression.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/deployment-regression.sh
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ wait_for_services() {
 }
 
 check_installation() {
-    local port prefix user_count migration_status
+    local port prefix user_count migration_status expected_version setting_response
     wait_for_services
 
     port="$(env_value APP_PORT)"
@@ -71,6 +71,16 @@ check_installation() {
         --retry 30 --retry-delay 2 --retry-connrefused \
         "http://127.0.0.1:${port}/health" >/dev/null
 
+    expected_version="$(jq -r '.version' package.json)"
+    setting_response="$(curl --fail --silent --show-error \
+        --retry 5 --retry-delay 2 --retry-connrefused \
+        "http://127.0.0.1:${port}/api/system/setting")"
+    jq -e --arg expected_version "$expected_version" '
+        .ret == 1
+        and .data.reg == "open"
+        and .data.server_version == $expected_version
+    ' <<<"$setting_response" >/dev/null
+
     prefix="$(table_prefix)"
     user_count="$(printf 'SELECT COUNT(*) FROM `%susers`;\n' "$prefix" | db_exec | tr -d '[:space:]')"
     if [[ ! "$user_count" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deployment-regression.yml b/.github/workflows/deployment-regression.yml
index a97044802..332db6b08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deployment-regression.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deployment-regression.yml
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install v1.6.89
         run: sudo ./cmd install
 
+      - name: Reload v1.6.89 services
+        run: |
+          sudo ./cmd restart php
+          sudo ./cmd up
+
       - name: Seed upgrade sentinel
         run: |
           "$RUNNER_TEMP/deployment-regression.sh" check-installation