diff --git a/choreolib/py/choreo/__init__.py b/choreolib/py/choreo/__init__.py
index c898914d1..15f4f084b 100644
--- a/choreolib/py/choreo/__init__.py
+++ b/choreolib/py/choreo/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     load_event_marker,
 )
 
-SPEC_VERSION = "v2025.0.0"
+SPEC_VERSION = 1
 
 
 def load_differential_trajectory_string(
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def load_differential_trajectory_string(
     """
     data = json.loads(trajectory_json_string)
     name = data["name"]
-    version = data["version"]
+    version = int(data["version"])
     if version != SPEC_VERSION:
         raise ValueError(
             f"{name}.traj: Wrong version {version}. Expected {SPEC_VERSION}"
diff --git a/choreolib/py/choreo/test/choreolib_test.py b/choreolib/py/choreo/test/choreolib_test.py
index 5ebc67c2b..b70ed6512 100644
--- a/choreolib/py/choreo/test/choreolib_test.py
+++ b/choreolib/py/choreo/test/choreolib_test.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 TRAJECTORY = """
 {
  "name":"New Path",
- "version":"v2025.0.0",
+ "version":1,
  "snapshot":{
   "waypoints":[
     {"x":0.0, "y":0.0, "heading":0.0, "intervals":9, "split":false, "fixTranslation":true, "fixHeading":true, "overrideIntervals":false},
diff --git a/choreolib/py/choreo/test/resources/swerve_test.traj b/choreolib/py/choreo/test/resources/swerve_test.traj
index 128e8cbfc..69688fd8c 100644
--- a/choreolib/py/choreo/test/resources/swerve_test.traj
+++ b/choreolib/py/choreo/test/resources/swerve_test.traj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name":"test",
- "version":"v2025.0.0",
+ "version":1,
  "snapshot":{
   "waypoints":[
     {"x":2.6185336112976074, "y":6.034867286682129, "heading":0.0, "intervals":16, "split":false, "fixTranslation":true, "fixHeading":true, "overrideIntervals":false},
diff --git a/choreolib/src/main/java/choreo/Choreo.java b/choreolib/src/main/java/choreo/Choreo.java
index 2d8cedb89..bd61655d8 100644
--- a/choreolib/src/main/java/choreo/Choreo.java
+++ b/choreolib/src/main/java/choreo/Choreo.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public final class Choreo {
           .registerTypeAdapter(EventMarker.class, new EventMarker.Deserializer())
           .create();
   private static final String TRAJECTORY_FILE_EXTENSION = ".traj";
-  private static final String SPEC_VERSION = "v2025.0.0";
+  private static final int SPEC_VERSION = 1;
 
   private static File CHOREO_DIR = new File(Filesystem.getDeployDirectory(), "choreo");
 
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ public static ProjectFile getProjectFile() {
       String str = reader.lines().reduce("", (a, b) -> a + b);
       reader.close();
       JsonObject json = GSON.fromJson(str, JsonObject.class);
-      String version = json.get("version").getAsString();
-      if (!SPEC_VERSION.equals(version)) {
+      int version = json.get("version").getAsInt();
+      if (version != SPEC_VERSION) {
         throw new RuntimeException(
             ".chor project file: Wrong version " + version + ". Expected " + SPEC_VERSION);
       }
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ static Trajectory<? extends TrajectorySample<?>> loadTrajectoryString(
       String trajectoryJsonString, ProjectFile projectFile) {
     JsonObject wholeTrajectory = GSON.fromJson(trajectoryJsonString, JsonObject.class);
     String name = wholeTrajectory.get("name").getAsString();
-    String version = wholeTrajectory.get("version").getAsString();
-    if (!SPEC_VERSION.equals(version)) {
+    int version = wholeTrajectory.get("version").getAsInt();
+    if (version != SPEC_VERSION) {
       throw new RuntimeException(
           name + ".traj: Wrong version: " + version + ". Expected " + SPEC_VERSION);
     }
diff --git a/choreolib/src/main/java/choreo/trajectory/ProjectFile.java b/choreolib/src/main/java/choreo/trajectory/ProjectFile.java
index 7f4d07d24..739badfc5 100644
--- a/choreolib/src/main/java/choreo/trajectory/ProjectFile.java
+++ b/choreolib/src/main/java/choreo/trajectory/ProjectFile.java
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public static class Config {
   public final String name;
 
   /** The version of the project. */
-  public final String version;
+  public final int version;
 
   /** The sample type for the project */
   public final String type;
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public static class Config {
   public final List<String> generationFeatures;
 
   ProjectFile(
-      String name, String version, String type, Config config, List<String> generationFeatures) {
+      String name, int version, String type, Config config, List<String> generationFeatures) {
     this.name = name;
     this.version = version;
     this.type = type;
diff --git a/choreolib/src/main/native/include/choreo/Choreo.h b/choreolib/src/main/native/include/choreo/Choreo.h
index c7bada50d..7ca60c653 100644
--- a/choreolib/src/main/native/include/choreo/Choreo.h
+++ b/choreolib/src/main/native/include/choreo/Choreo.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 namespace choreo {
 
-inline constexpr std::string_view kSpecVersion = "v2025.0.0";
+inline constexpr uint32_t kSpecVersion = 1;
 
 template <TrajectorySample SampleType, int Year>
 class AutoFactory;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class Choreo {
       }
 
       wpi::json json = wpi::json::parse(fileBuffer.value()->GetCharBuffer());
-      std::string version = json["version"];
+      uint32_t version = json["version"];
       if (kSpecVersion != version) {
         throw fmt::format(".chor project file: Wrong version {}. Expected {}",
                           version, kSpecVersion);
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ class Choreo {
   static std::optional<Trajectory<SampleType>> LoadTrajectoryString(
       std::string_view trajectoryJsonString, std::string_view trajectoryName) {
     wpi::json json = wpi::json::parse(trajectoryJsonString);
-    std::string version = json["version"];
-    if (kSpecVersion != version) {
+    uint32_t version = json["version"];
+    if (version != kSpecVersion) {
       throw fmt::format("{}.traj: Wrong version {}. Expected {}",
                         trajectoryName, version, kSpecVersion);
     }
diff --git a/choreolib/src/main/native/include/choreo/trajectory/ProjectFile.h b/choreolib/src/main/native/include/choreo/trajectory/ProjectFile.h
index 3ffd063fd..e2dd90b24 100644
--- a/choreolib/src/main/native/include/choreo/trajectory/ProjectFile.h
+++ b/choreolib/src/main/native/include/choreo/trajectory/ProjectFile.h
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ struct ProjectFile {
   std::string name;
 
   /// The version of the project.
-  std::string version;
+  uint32_t version;
 
   /// The sample type for the project.
   std::string type;
diff --git a/choreolib/src/test/java/choreo/ChoreoTests.java b/choreolib/src/test/java/choreo/ChoreoTests.java
index 836698606..26dc29d55 100644
--- a/choreolib/src/test/java/choreo/ChoreoTests.java
+++ b/choreolib/src/test/java/choreo/ChoreoTests.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class ChoreoTests {
       """
 {
  "name":"New Path",
- "version":"v2025.0.0",
+ "version":1,
  "snapshot":{
   "waypoints":[
     {"x":0.0, "y":0.0, "heading":0.0, "intervals":9, "split":false, "fixTranslation":true, "fixHeading":true, "overrideIntervals":false},
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class ChoreoTests {
   public static final String PROJ =
       "{"
           + " \"name\": \"idk\","
-          + " \"version\": \"v2025.0.0\","
+          + " \"version\": 1,"
           + " \"type\": \"Swerve\","
           + " \"variables\": {"
           + "   \"expressions\": {},"
diff --git a/choreolib/src/test/native/cpp/ProjectFileTests.cpp b/choreolib/src/test/native/cpp/ProjectFileTests.cpp
index ad7d5e921..9c36585b8 100644
--- a/choreolib/src/test/native/cpp/ProjectFileTests.cpp
+++ b/choreolib/src/test/native/cpp/ProjectFileTests.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ using namespace choreo;
 
 constexpr std::string_view projectJsonString = R"({
  "name":"test",
- "version":"v2025.0.0",
+ "version":1,
  "type":"Swerve",
  "variables":{
   "expressions":{
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ const wpi::json projectJson = wpi::json::parse(projectJsonString);
 
 const ProjectFile correctProjFile{
     "test",
-    "v2025.0.0",
+    1,
     "Swerve",
     {{"test", Variable{"Number", Expression{"2", 2.0}}}},
     {{"test2", Pose{Expression{"2 m", 2.0}, Expression{"3 m", 3.0},
diff --git a/choreolib/src/test/native/cpp/TrajectoryFileTests.cpp b/choreolib/src/test/native/cpp/TrajectoryFileTests.cpp
index da484e5d5..8e3932a73 100644
--- a/choreolib/src/test/native/cpp/TrajectoryFileTests.cpp
+++ b/choreolib/src/test/native/cpp/TrajectoryFileTests.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ using namespace choreo;
 constexpr std::string_view swerveTrajectoryString =
     R"({
  "name":"New Path",
- "version":"v2025.0.0",
+ "version":1,
  "snapshot":{
   "waypoints":[
     {"x":0.0, "y":0.0, "heading":0.0, "intervals":9, "split":false, "fixTranslation":true, "fixHeading":true, "overrideIntervals":false},