diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/util/Version.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/util/Version.java
index 0775fd6a0fb..06270ceba67 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/util/Version.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/util/Version.java
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ public class Version {
     private static final Version UNKNOWN_VERSION = new Version();
 
     private final static Pattern VERSION_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("(?<major>\\d+)(\\.(?<minor>\\d+))?(\\.(?<patch>\\d+))?(?<stage>-alpha|-beta)?(?<dev>-?dev)?.*");
-    private static final String JABREF_GITHUB_RELEASES = "https://api.github.com/repos/JabRef/JabRef/releases";
+    private final static Pattern CI_SUFFIX_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("-ci\\.\\d+$");
 
+    private static final String JABREF_GITHUB_RELEASES = "https://api.github.com/repos/JabRef/JabRef/releases";
 
     private String fullVersion = BuildInfo.UNKNOWN_VERSION;
     private int major = -1;
@@ -58,6 +59,10 @@ public static Version parse(String version) {
 
         Version parsedVersion = new Version();
 
+        // remove "-ci.1" suffix
+        Matcher ciSuffixMatcher = CI_SUFFIX_PATTERN.matcher(version);
+        version = ciSuffixMatcher.replaceAll("");
+
         parsedVersion.fullVersion = version;
         Matcher matcher = VERSION_PATTERN.matcher(version);
         if (matcher.find()) {
@@ -277,7 +282,7 @@ public static DevelopmentStage parse(String stage) {
             } else if (stage.equals(BETA.stage)) {
                 return BETA;
             }
-            LOGGER.warn("Unknown development stage: " + stage);
+            LOGGER.warn("Unknown development stage: {}", stage);
             return UNKNOWN;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/util/VersionTest.java b/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/util/VersionTest.java
index 7601f29910e..580e6deae85 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/util/VersionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/util/VersionTest.java
@@ -282,4 +282,10 @@ public void alphaShouldBeUpdatedToStables() {
         List<Version> availableVersions = Arrays.asList(Version.parse("2.8-beta"), stable);
         assertEquals(Optional.of(stable), alpha.shouldBeUpdatedTo(availableVersions));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void ciSuffixShouldBeRemoved() {
+        Version v50ci = Version.parse("5.0-ci.1");
+        assertEquals("5.0", v50ci.getFullVersion());
+    }
 }