diff --git a/photon-lib/src/main/java/org/photonvision/PhotonCamera.java b/photon-lib/src/main/java/org/photonvision/PhotonCamera.java
index e0fbdd565..813ee806d 100644
--- a/photon-lib/src/main/java/org/photonvision/PhotonCamera.java
+++ b/photon-lib/src/main/java/org/photonvision/PhotonCamera.java
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ public class PhotonCamera {
 
     private final String path;
 
+    private static boolean VERSION_CHECK_ENABLED = true;
+
+    public static void setVersionCheckEnabled(boolean enabled) {
+        VERSION_CHECK_ENABLED = enabled;
+    }
+
     Packet packet = new Packet(1);
 
     /**
@@ -199,6 +205,8 @@ public class PhotonCamera {
     }
 
     private void verifyVersion() {
+        if (!VERSION_CHECK_ENABLED) return;
+
         String versionString = versionEntry.getString("");
         if (versionString.equals("")) {
             DriverStation.reportError(
diff --git a/photon-lib/src/main/native/cpp/photonlib/PhotonCamera.cpp b/photon-lib/src/main/native/cpp/photonlib/PhotonCamera.cpp
index e497cc749..5cbf562ae 100644
--- a/photon-lib/src/main/native/cpp/photonlib/PhotonCamera.cpp
+++ b/photon-lib/src/main/native/cpp/photonlib/PhotonCamera.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ void PhotonCamera::SetLEDMode(LEDMode mode) {
 }
 
 void PhotonCamera::VerifyVersion() const {
+  if (!PhotonCamera::VERSION_CHECK_ENABLED) return;
+
   const std::string& versionString = versionEntry.GetString("");
   if (versionString.empty()) {
     std::string path_ = path;
diff --git a/photon-lib/src/main/native/include/photonlib/PhotonCamera.h b/photon-lib/src/main/native/include/photonlib/PhotonCamera.h
index 34610bd28..0d5cd77a6 100644
--- a/photon-lib/src/main/native/include/photonlib/PhotonCamera.h
+++ b/photon-lib/src/main/native/include/photonlib/PhotonCamera.h
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ class PhotonCamera {
       "This method should be replaced with PhotonPipelineResult::HasTargets()")
   bool HasTargets() const { return GetLatestResult().HasTargets(); }
 
+  inline static void SetVersionCheckEnabled(bool enabled) {
+    PhotonCamera::VERSION_CHECK_ENABLED = enabled;
+  }
+
  protected:
   std::shared_ptr<nt::NetworkTable> mainTable;
   std::shared_ptr<nt::NetworkTable> rootTable;
@@ -154,6 +158,8 @@ class PhotonCamera {
   mutable Packet packet;
 
  private:
+  inline static bool VERSION_CHECK_ENABLED = true;
+
   void VerifyVersion() const;
 };
 
diff --git a/photon-lib/src/test/java/org/photonvision/SimVisionSystemTest.java b/photon-lib/src/test/java/org/photonvision/SimVisionSystemTest.java
index 17d243abe..bc2d738e6 100644
--- a/photon-lib/src/test/java/org/photonvision/SimVisionSystemTest.java
+++ b/photon-lib/src/test/java/org/photonvision/SimVisionSystemTest.java
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ class SimVisionSystemTest {
                 new SimVisionSystem("Test", 80.0, 0.0, new Transform2d(), 1, 99999, 640, 480, 0);
         sysUnderTest.addSimVisionTarget(new SimVisionTarget(targetPose, 1.0, 3.0, 3.0));
 
+        PhotonCamera.setVersionCheckEnabled(false);
         var robotPose = new Pose2d(new Translation2d(5, 0), Rotation2d.fromDegrees(5));
         sysUnderTest.processFrame(robotPose);
         assertTrue(sysUnderTest.cam.getLatestResult().hasTargets());
diff --git a/photon-lib/src/test/native/cpp/SimVisionSystemTest.cpp b/photon-lib/src/test/native/cpp/SimVisionSystemTest.cpp
index c6471710a..1d5fcdc0f 100644
--- a/photon-lib/src/test/native/cpp/SimVisionSystemTest.cpp
+++ b/photon-lib/src/test/native/cpp/SimVisionSystemTest.cpp
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ TEST_P(SimVisionSystemCameraPitchParamTest, CameraPitch) {
       frc::Transform2d(frc::Translation2d(), frc::Rotation2d()), 0.0_m,
       units::degree_t(testPitch));
 
+  photonlib::PhotonCamera::SetVersionCheckEnabled(false);
   sysUnderTest.ProcessFrame(robotPose);
   auto result = sysUnderTest.cam.GetLatestResult();
   ASSERT_TRUE(result.HasTargets());