diff --git a/src/system/version.ts b/src/system/version.ts
index 898ec6a..28448ea 100644
--- a/src/system/version.ts
+++ b/src/system/version.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,14 @@ export namespace Versions {
 		pre?: string;
 	}
 
-	export function compare(v1: Version, v2: Version): VersionComparisonResult {
+	export function compare(v1: string | Version, v2: string | Version): VersionComparisonResult {
+		if (typeof v1 === 'string') {
+			v1 = fromString(v1);
+		}
+		if (typeof v2 === 'string') {
+			v2 = fromString(v2);
+		}
+
 		if (v1.major > v2.major) return 1;
 		if (v1.major < v2.major) return -1;