diff --git a/mcp/README.md b/mcp/README.md
index bc13252c16..32530bc869 100644
--- a/mcp/README.md
+++ b/mcp/README.md
@@ -309,9 +309,10 @@ you may set the following environment variables to configure the two servers
 * Auto-formatting: Use `pnpm run fmt`
 * Generating API type data: See [types-generator/README.md](types-generator/README.md)
 * Versioning: Use `bash scripts/set-version` to set the version for the MCP package (in `package.json`).
-  - Ensure that at least the major, minor and patch components of the version are always up-to-date.
-  - The MCP plugin assumes that a mismatch between the MCP version and the Penpot version (as returned by the API) 
-    indicates incompatibility, resulting in the display of a warning message in the plugin UI.
+  - Ensure that at least the major and minor components of the version are always up-to-date.
+  - The MCP plugin assumes that a mismatch between the major.minor components of the MCP version and the Penpot
+    version (as returned by the API) indicates incompatibility, resulting in the display of a warning message in
+    the plugin UI. Patch releases are treated as compatible.
 * Packaging and publishing: 
   1. Ensure release version is set correctly in package.json (call `bash scripts/set-version` to update it automatically)
   2. Create npm package: `bash scripts/pack` (creates `penpot-mcp-<version>.tgz` for publishing)
diff --git a/mcp/packages/plugin/src/VersionCompatibility.test.ts b/mcp/packages/plugin/src/VersionCompatibility.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e40bb7cf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mcp/packages/plugin/src/VersionCompatibility.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import test from "node:test";
+import { extractMinorVersion, isCompatibleVersion } from "./VersionCompatibility.ts";
+
+test("extracts major.minor from release and pre-release versions", () => {
+    assert.equal(extractMinorVersion("2.18.1"), "2.18");
+    assert.equal(extractMinorVersion("2.17.0"), "2.17");
+    assert.equal(extractMinorVersion("2.15.0-rc.1.116"), "2.15");
+    assert.equal(extractMinorVersion("2.18.1-dev.140"), "2.18");
+    assert.equal(extractMinorVersion("2.18"), "2.18");
+});
+
+test("returns non-matching versions unchanged", () => {
+    assert.equal(extractMinorVersion("<2.15"), "<2.15");
+    assert.equal(extractMinorVersion("develop"), "develop");
+});
+
+test("treats patch releases of the same minor version as compatible", () => {
+    assert.equal(isCompatibleVersion(extractMinorVersion("2.17.2"), extractMinorVersion("2.17.0")), true);
+});
+
+test("reports a different minor version as incompatible", () => {
+    assert.equal(isCompatibleVersion(extractMinorVersion("2.18.1"), extractMinorVersion("2.17.0")), false);
+});
+
+test("treats local development builds of Penpot as compatible", () => {
+    assert.equal(isCompatibleVersion(extractMinorVersion("0.0.0"), extractMinorVersion("2.17.0")), true);
+});
diff --git a/mcp/packages/plugin/src/VersionCompatibility.ts b/mcp/packages/plugin/src/VersionCompatibility.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f529491ea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mcp/packages/plugin/src/VersionCompatibility.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/**
+ * Extracts the major.minor prefix from a version string.
+ *
+ * Patch releases of Penpot do not change the plugin API the MCP server is
+ * written against, and the MCP package version is only set per minor
+ * release, so the patch component is not part of the compatibility check.
+ *
+ * @param version - a version string starting with major.minor (e.g. "2.18.1")
+ * @returns the major.minor prefix, or the original string if it does not match
+ */
+export function extractMinorVersion(version: string): string {
+    const match = version.match(/^(\d+\.\d+)(?:\.|$)/);
+    return match ? match[1] : version;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns whether an MCP build is intended for the running Penpot version.
+ *
+ * Local development builds of Penpot report "0.0.0" and are always treated
+ * as compatible.
+ *
+ * @param penpotVersion - the running Penpot version, as major.minor prefix
+ * @param mcpVersion - the version the MCP build targets, as major.minor prefix
+ */
+export function isCompatibleVersion(penpotVersion: string, mcpVersion: string): boolean {
+    return penpotVersion === "0.0" || penpotVersion === mcpVersion;
+}
diff --git a/mcp/packages/plugin/src/plugin.ts b/mcp/packages/plugin/src/plugin.ts
index 502116707f..60f09ccc03 100644
--- a/mcp/packages/plugin/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/mcp/packages/plugin/src/plugin.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { ExecuteCodeTaskHandler } from "./task-handlers/ExecuteCodeTaskHandler";
 import { Task, TaskHandler } from "./TaskHandler";
 import { formatTaskError } from "./ErrorUtils";
+import { extractMinorVersion, isCompatibleVersion } from "./VersionCompatibility";
 
 /**
  * indicates whether the plugin is running in an environment with the Penpot-integrated remote MCP server
@@ -8,17 +9,6 @@ import { formatTaskError } from "./ErrorUtils";
  */
 const isIntegratedRemoteMcp = !!mcp;
 
-/**
- * Extracts the major.minor.patch prefix from a version string.
- *
- * @param version - a version string starting with major.minor.patch
- * @returns the major.minor.patch prefix, or the original string if it does not match
- */
-function extractVersionPrefix(version: string): string {
-    const match = version.match(/^(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)/);
-    return match ? match[1] : version;
-}
-
 mcp?.setMcpStatus("connecting");
 
 /**
@@ -42,11 +32,10 @@ penpot.ui.onMessage<string | { id: string; type?: string; status?: string; task:
             integratedRemoteMcp: isIntegratedRemoteMcp,
         });
         // Check Penpot version compatibility
-        const penpotVersionPrefix = penpot.version ? extractVersionPrefix(penpot.version) : "<2.15"; // pre-2.15 versions don't have version info
-        const mcpVersionPrefix = extractVersionPrefix(PENPOT_MCP_VERSION);
+        const penpotVersionPrefix = penpot.version ? extractMinorVersion(penpot.version) : "<2.15"; // pre-2.15 versions don't have version info
+        const mcpVersionPrefix = extractMinorVersion(PENPOT_MCP_VERSION);
         console.log(`Penpot version: ${penpotVersionPrefix}, MCP version: ${mcpVersionPrefix}`);
-        const isLocalPenpotVersion = penpotVersionPrefix == "0.0.0";
-        if (penpotVersionPrefix !== mcpVersionPrefix && !isLocalPenpotVersion) {
+        if (!isCompatibleVersion(penpotVersionPrefix, mcpVersionPrefix)) {
             penpot.ui.sendMessage({
                 type: "version-mismatch",
                 mcpVersion: mcpVersionPrefix,