diff --git a/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/abstractExtensionManagementService.ts b/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/abstractExtensionManagementService.ts
index 13f3ede71b..6dd5cf03b3 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/abstractExtensionManagementService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/abstractExtensionManagementService.ts
@@ -112,12 +112,14 @@ export abstract class AbstractExtensionManagementService extends Disposable impl
 			throw error;
 		}
 
+		/* {{SQL CARBON EDIT}} Remove this check as we don't want to enforce the manifest versions matching since those are often coming directly from the main branch
 		if (manifest.version !== extension.version) {
 			const error = new ExtensionManagementError(`Cannot install '${extension.identifier.id}' extension because of version mismatch in Marketplace`, ExtensionManagementErrorCode.Invalid);
 			this.logService.error(error.message);
 			reportTelemetry(this.telemetryService, 'extensionGallery:install', getGalleryExtensionTelemetryData(extension), undefined, error);
 			throw error;
 		}
+		*/
 
 		return this.installExtension(manifest, extension, options);
 	}