diff --git a/Pilz.Updating/Json/AppVersionStringJsonConverter.cs b/Pilz.Updating/Json/AppVersionStringJsonConverter.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 485a51c..0000000
--- a/Pilz.Updating/Json/AppVersionStringJsonConverter.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
-
-namespace Pilz.Updating.Json;
-
-public class AppVersionStringJsonConverter(bool serializeAsObject) : JsonConverter
-{
-    public AppVersionStringJsonConverter() : this(false)
-    {
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Writes the JSON representation of the object.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="writer">The <see cref="JsonWriter"/> to write to.</param>
-    /// <param name="value">The value.</param>
-    /// <param name="serializer">The calling serializer.</param>
-    public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object? value, JsonSerializer serializer)
-    {
-        if (value == null)
-        {
-            writer.WriteNull();
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if (serializeAsObject || value is not AppVersion appVersion)
-            writer.WriteValue(value);
-        else
-            writer.WriteValue(appVersion.ToString());
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Reads the JSON representation of the object.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="reader">The <see cref="JsonReader"/> to read from.</param>
-    /// <param name="objectType">Type of the object.</param>
-    /// <param name="existingValue">The existing value of object being read.</param>
-    /// <param name="serializer">The calling serializer.</param>
-    /// <returns>The object value.</returns>
-    public override object? ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object? existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
-    {
-        if (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.Null)
-            return null;
-
-        try
-        {
-            if (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.String)
-            {
-                var strValue = reader.Value?.ToString();
-
-                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(strValue))
-                    return null;
-
-                return AppVersion.Parse(strValue);
-
-            }
-
-            if (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.StartObject)
-                return serializer.Deserialize<AppVersion>(reader);
-        }
-        catch (Exception ex)
-        {
-            throw new JsonSerializationException("Error converting value {0} to type '{1}'.", ex);
-        }
-
-        // we don't actually expect to get here.
-        throw new JsonSerializationException("Unexpected token {0} when parsing app version.");
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Determines whether this instance can convert the specified object type.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="objectType">Type of the object.</param>
-    /// <returns>
-    /// <c>true</c> if this instance can convert the specified object type; otherwise, <c>false</c>.
-    /// </returns>
-    public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType)
-    {
-        return objectType == typeof(AppVersion);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/Pilz.Updating/Pilz.Updating.csproj b/Pilz.Updating/Pilz.Updating.csproj
index fc396c4..54c1010 100644
--- a/Pilz.Updating/Pilz.Updating.csproj
+++ b/Pilz.Updating/Pilz.Updating.csproj
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <Version>4.2.1</Version>
+    <Version>4.2.2</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Pilz.Updating/UpdatePackageInfo.cs b/Pilz.Updating/UpdatePackageInfo.cs
index 381a24c..e8bce98 100644
--- a/Pilz.Updating/UpdatePackageInfo.cs
+++ b/Pilz.Updating/UpdatePackageInfo.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Converters;
+using Pilz.Json;
 
 namespace Pilz.Updating;
 
 public class UpdatePackageInfo(AppVersion version, string address)
 {
     public string? Name { get; set; }
+    [JsonConverter(typeof(AppVersionStringJsonConverter))]
     public AppVersion Version { get; set; } = version;
     public UpdateNotes Notes { get; } = new();
     public string Address { get; set; } = address;