diff --git a/store/sqlstore/upgrade.go b/store/sqlstore/upgrade.go
index fa7771a21d..3b327da517 100644
--- a/store/sqlstore/upgrade.go
+++ b/store/sqlstore/upgrade.go
@@ -223,9 +223,23 @@ func saveSchemaVersion(sqlStore *SqlStore, version string) {
 }
 
 func shouldPerformUpgrade(sqlStore *SqlStore, currentSchemaVersion string, expectedSchemaVersion string) bool {
-	if sqlStore.GetCurrentSchemaVersion() == currentSchemaVersion {
-		mlog.Warn("Attempting to upgrade the database schema version", mlog.String("current_version", currentSchemaVersion), mlog.String("new_version", expectedSchemaVersion))
+	storedSchemaVersion := sqlStore.GetCurrentSchemaVersion()
 
+	storedVersion, err := semver.Parse(storedSchemaVersion)
+	if err != nil {
+		mlog.Error("Error parsing stored schema version", mlog.Err(err))
+		return false
+	}
+
+	currentVersion, err := semver.Parse(currentSchemaVersion)
+	if err != nil {
+		mlog.Error("Error parsing current schema version", mlog.Err(err))
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if storedVersion.Major == currentVersion.Major && storedVersion.Minor == currentVersion.Minor {
+		mlog.Warn("Attempting to upgrade the database schema version",
+			mlog.String("stored_version", storedSchemaVersion), mlog.String("current_version", currentSchemaVersion), mlog.String("new_version", expectedSchemaVersion))
 		return true
 	}
 
diff --git a/store/sqlstore/upgrade_test.go b/store/sqlstore/upgrade_test.go
index a159861935..9623e01c37 100644
--- a/store/sqlstore/upgrade_test.go
+++ b/store/sqlstore/upgrade_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5/store"
 )
 
+func TestStoreUpgradeDotRelease(t *testing.T) {
+	StoreTest(t, func(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
+		sqlStore := ss.(*SqlStore)
+		saveSchemaVersion(sqlStore, "5.33.1")
+		err := upgradeDatabase(sqlStore, CurrentSchemaVersion)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, CurrentSchemaVersion, sqlStore.GetCurrentSchemaVersion())
+	})
+}
+
 func TestStoreUpgrade(t *testing.T) {
 	StoreTest(t, func(t *testing.T, ss store.Store) {
 		sqlStore := ss.(*SqlStore)