diff --git a/src/StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit/Serialisation/Converters/SemanticVersionConverter.cs b/src/StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit/Serialisation/Converters/SemanticVersionConverter.cs
index eff95d1f..4f0949fa 100644
--- a/src/StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit/Serialisation/Converters/SemanticVersionConverter.cs
+++ b/src/StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit/Serialisation/Converters/SemanticVersionConverter.cs
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 
 namespace StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit.Serialisation.Converters
 {
-    /// <summary>Handles deserialisation of <see cref="SemanticVersion"/>.</summary>
-    internal class SemanticVersionConverter : SimpleReadOnlyConverter<SemanticVersion>
+    /// <summary>Handles deserialisation of <see cref="ISemanticVersion"/>.</summary>
+    internal class SemanticVersionConverter : SimpleReadOnlyConverter<ISemanticVersion>
     {
         /*********
         ** Protected methods
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit.Serialisation.Converters
         /// <summary>Read a JSON object.</summary>
         /// <param name="obj">The JSON object to read.</param>
         /// <param name="path">The path to the current JSON node.</param>
-        protected override SemanticVersion ReadObject(JObject obj, string path)
+        protected override ISemanticVersion ReadObject(JObject obj, string path)
         {
             int major = obj.ValueIgnoreCase<int>("MajorVersion");
             int minor = obj.ValueIgnoreCase<int>("MinorVersion");
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit.Serialisation.Converters
         /// <summary>Read a JSON string.</summary>
         /// <param name="str">The JSON string value.</param>
         /// <param name="path">The path to the current JSON node.</param>
-        protected override SemanticVersion ReadString(string str, string path)
+        protected override ISemanticVersion ReadString(string str, string path)
         {
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(str))
                 return null;
diff --git a/src/StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit/Serialisation/Models/Manifest.cs b/src/StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit/Serialisation/Models/Manifest.cs
index 6ec57258..6cb9496b 100644
--- a/src/StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit/Serialisation/Models/Manifest.cs
+++ b/src/StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit/Serialisation/Models/Manifest.cs
@@ -20,11 +20,9 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit.Serialisation.Models
         public string Author { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>The mod version.</summary>
-        [JsonConverter(typeof(SemanticVersionConverter))]
         public ISemanticVersion Version { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>The minimum SMAPI version required by this mod, if any.</summary>
-        [JsonConverter(typeof(SemanticVersionConverter))]
         public ISemanticVersion MinimumApiVersion { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>The name of the DLL in the directory that has the <c>Entry</c> method. Mutually exclusive with <see cref="ContentPackFor"/>.</summary>
diff --git a/src/StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit/Serialisation/Models/ManifestContentPackFor.cs b/src/StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit/Serialisation/Models/ManifestContentPackFor.cs
index 64808dcf..d0e42216 100644
--- a/src/StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit/Serialisation/Models/ManifestContentPackFor.cs
+++ b/src/StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit/Serialisation/Models/ManifestContentPackFor.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit.Serialisation.Converters;
-
 namespace StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit.Serialisation.Models
 {
     /// <summary>Indicates which mod can read the content pack represented by the containing manifest.</summary>
@@ -13,7 +10,6 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit.Serialisation.Models
         public string UniqueID { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>The minimum required version (if any).</summary>
-        [JsonConverter(typeof(SemanticVersionConverter))]
         public ISemanticVersion MinimumVersion { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit/Serialisation/Models/ManifestDependency.cs b/src/StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit/Serialisation/Models/ManifestDependency.cs
index 67e733dd..8db58d5d 100644
--- a/src/StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit/Serialisation/Models/ManifestDependency.cs
+++ b/src/StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit/Serialisation/Models/ManifestDependency.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit.Serialisation.Converters;
-
 namespace StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit.Serialisation.Models
 {
     /// <summary>A mod dependency listed in a mod manifest.</summary>
@@ -13,7 +10,6 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit.Serialisation.Models
         public string UniqueID { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>The minimum required version (if any).</summary>
-        [JsonConverter(typeof(SemanticVersionConverter))]
         public ISemanticVersion MinimumVersion { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>Whether the dependency must be installed to use the mod.</summary>