diff --git a/include/beatsaber/beatsaber.h b/include/beatsaber/beatsaber.h
index 29dd63f..9c216cd 100644
--- a/include/beatsaber/beatsaber.h
+++ b/include/beatsaber/beatsaber.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 namespace Beatsaber {
 
+extern bool ignoreVersionMissmatch;
+
 const uint32_t STEAMGAMEID = 620980;
 std::string findBeatsaberInstallation();
 
diff --git a/src/beatlevel.cpp b/src/beatlevel.cpp
index 5421e27..4f77a1b 100644
--- a/src/beatlevel.cpp
+++ b/src/beatlevel.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 
+#include "beatsaber.h"
 #include "beatset.h"
 #include "beatnoteimpl.h"
 #include "beatmap.h" // for debug print
@@ -28,10 +29,11 @@ bool BeatLevelImpl::load() {
 			json diffjson;
 			(*stream) >> diffjson;
 
-			if(diffjson.contains("_version") && diffjson["_version"].is_string()) {
+			if(!ignoreVersionMissmatch && diffjson.contains("_version") && diffjson["_version"].is_string()) {
 				const std::string& version = diffjson["_version"];
 				if(version != "2.0.0") {
 					//not supported
+					std::cout << "version not supported: " << version << std::endl;
 					return false;
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/beatsaber.cpp b/src/beatsaber.cpp
index f28c937..922fb75 100644
--- a/src/beatsaber.cpp
+++ b/src/beatsaber.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 namespace Beatsaber {
 
+bool ignoreVersionMissmatch = false;
+
 #if __unix__
 static std::string getSteamDefault() {
 	//get the user process