diff --git a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/vision/target/TargetModel.java b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/vision/target/TargetModel.java
index 1cd357938..6d1e6985e 100644
--- a/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/vision/target/TargetModel.java
+++ b/photon-core/src/main/java/org/photonvision/vision/target/TargetModel.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 package org.photonvision.vision.target;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonAlias;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonCreator;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ public enum TargetModel implements Releasable {
                             -Units.inchesToMeters(9.5) / 2)),
             0),
     // 2023 AprilTag, with 6 inch marker width (inner black square).
+    @JsonAlias({"k6in_16h5"})
     kAprilTag6in_16h5(
             // Corners of the tag's inner black square (excluding white border)
             List.of(
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ public enum TargetModel implements Releasable {
                     new Point3(Units.inchesToMeters(3), -Units.inchesToMeters(3), 0)),
             Units.inchesToMeters(3 * 2)),
     // 2024 AprilTag, with 6.5 inch marker width (inner black square).
+    @JsonAlias({"k6p5in_36h11", "k200mmAprilTag", "kAruco6p5in_36h11"})
     kAprilTag6p5in_36h11(
             // Corners of the tag's inner black square (excluding white border)
             List.of(
diff --git a/photon-core/src/test/java/org/photonvision/common/configuration/ConfigTest.java b/photon-core/src/test/java/org/photonvision/common/configuration/ConfigTest.java
index beaae0e4d..ad6db6fd1 100644
--- a/photon-core/src/test/java/org/photonvision/common/configuration/ConfigTest.java
+++ b/photon-core/src/test/java/org/photonvision/common/configuration/ConfigTest.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import org.photonvision.common.logging.Logger;
 import org.photonvision.common.util.TestUtils;
 import org.photonvision.common.util.file.JacksonUtils;
 import org.photonvision.vision.pipeline.AprilTagPipelineSettings;
+import org.photonvision.vision.pipeline.CVPipelineSettings;
 import org.photonvision.vision.pipeline.ColoredShapePipelineSettings;
 import org.photonvision.vision.pipeline.ReflectivePipelineSettings;
 import org.photonvision.vision.target.TargetModel;
@@ -132,13 +133,34 @@ public class ConfigTest {
     public void testJacksonHandlesOldVersions() throws IOException {
         var str =
                 "{\"baseName\":\"aaaaaa\",\"uniqueName\":\"aaaaaa\",\"nickname\":\"aaaaaa\",\"FOV\":70.0,\"path\":\"dev/vid\",\"cameraType\":\"UsbCamera\",\"currentPipelineIndex\":0,\"camPitch\":{\"radians\":0.0},\"calibrations\":[], \"cameraLEDs\":[]}";
-        var writer = new FileWriter("test.json");
+        File tempFile = File.createTempFile("test", ".json");
+        tempFile.deleteOnExit();
+        var writer = new FileWriter(tempFile);
         writer.write(str);
         writer.flush();
         writer.close();
         Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow(
-                () -> JacksonUtils.deserialize(Path.of("test.json"), CameraConfiguration.class));
+                () -> JacksonUtils.deserialize(tempFile.toPath(), CameraConfiguration.class));
 
-        new File("test.json").delete();
+        tempFile.delete();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testJacksonHandlesOldTargetEnum() throws IOException {
+        var str = "[ \"AprilTagPipelineSettings\", {\n  \"targetModel\" : \"k6in_16h5\"\n} ]\n";
+
+        File tempFile = File.createTempFile("test", ".json");
+        tempFile.deleteOnExit();
+        var writer = new FileWriter(tempFile);
+        writer.write(str);
+        writer.flush();
+        writer.close();
+
+        AprilTagPipelineSettings settings =
+                (AprilTagPipelineSettings)
+                        JacksonUtils.deserialize(tempFile.toPath(), CVPipelineSettings.class);
+        Assertions.assertEquals(TargetModel.kAprilTag6in_16h5, settings.targetModel);
+
+        tempFile.delete();
     }
 }