diff --git a/cli/onionshare_cli/onion.py b/cli/onionshare_cli/onion.py
index 0f449004..cb5b4f27 100644
--- a/cli/onionshare_cli/onion.py
+++ b/cli/onionshare_cli/onion.py
@@ -658,7 +658,8 @@ class Onion(object):
         # Does this version of Tor support next-gen ('v3') onions?
         # Note, this is the version of Tor where this bug was fixed:
         # https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/28619
-        self.supports_v3_onions = Version(self.tor_version) >= Version("0.3.5.7")
+        cleaned_tor_version = re.sub(r"\s*\(.*\)", "", self.tor_version)
+        self.supports_v3_onions = Version(cleaned_tor_version) >= Version("0.3.5.7")
 
         # Now that we are connected to Tor, if we are using built-in bridges,
         # update them with the latest copy available from the Tor API
diff --git a/desktop/onionshare/update_checker.py b/desktop/onionshare/update_checker.py
index 4bc3d34b..e40a8c77 100644
--- a/desktop/onionshare/update_checker.py
+++ b/desktop/onionshare/update_checker.py
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ class UpdateChecker(QtCore.QObject):
                 if force:
                     path += "?force=1"
 
-                if Version(self.onion.tor_version) >= Version("0.3.2.9"):
+                cleaned_tor_version = re.sub(r"\s*\(.*\)", "", self.onion.tor_version)
+                if Version(cleaned_tor_version) >= Version("0.3.2.9"):
                     onion_domain = (
                         "lldan5gahapx5k7iafb3s4ikijc4ni7gx5iywdflkba5y2ezyg6sjgyd.onion"
                     )