diff --git a/lib/App/index.js b/lib/App/index.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/App/index.js
+++ b/lib/App/index.js
@@ -134,7 +134,9 @@ class App {
 
     // validate sdk v3 apps have compatibility of at least >=5.0.0
     if (appJson.sdk === 3) {
-      if (!semver.satisfies('5.0.0', appJson.compatibility)) {
+      const minVersion = semver.minVersion(appJson.compatibility);
+
+      if (!semver.gt(minVersion, '4.2.0')) {
         throw new Error(`Invalid compatibility (${appJson.compatibility}), SDK version 3 apps must have a compatibility of at least >=5.0.0`);
       }
     }
revert: semver compatibility check