diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3637d3ea6..4d807d6ac 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## To Be Released
 
+* fix(dist): improve version detection in `install.sh`
+
 ## 1.43.0
 
 * feat(databases next generation): add database plan upgrade command
diff --git a/dists/install.sh b/dists/install.sh
index 2f4c64a08..c565a049c 100755
--- a/dists/install.sh
+++ b/dists/install.sh
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ main() {
   if [ -x "$target" ] && [ -z "$yes_to_overwrite" ] ; then
     export DISABLE_UPDATE_CHECKER=true
     # Use cut's short parameter to be compatible with MacOS: https://ss64.com/osx/cut.html
-    new_version=$($exe_path --version | cut -d' ' -f4)
-    old_version=$("$target" --version | cut -d' ' -f4)
+    new_version=$($exe_path --version | cut -d' ' -f3)
+    old_version=$("$target" --version | cut -d' ' -f3)
     warn "Scalingo client is already installed (version ${old_version})\n"
 
     if ! ask "Do you want to replace it with version ${new_version}?"  ; then