diff --git a/apps/jetpack/models.py b/apps/jetpack/models.py
index 765392cc..5cc7ea72 100644
--- a/apps/jetpack/models.py
+++ b/apps/jetpack/models.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import codecs
 import waffle
 from decimal import Decimal, getcontext
 from copy import deepcopy
+from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 
 from django.core.exceptions import (ObjectDoesNotExist, ValidationError,
         MultipleObjectsReturned)
@@ -2502,7 +2503,8 @@ class SDK(BaseModel):
         return os.path.join(settings.SDK_SOURCE_DIR, self.dir)
 
     def is_deprecated(self):
-        return self.version < settings.LOWEST_APPROVED_SDK
+        return LooseVersion(self.version) < LooseVersion(
+                                                settings.LOWEST_APPROVED_SDK)
 
     def delete(self, purge=True, *args, **kwargs):
         """Override delete method to allow purging
diff --git a/apps/jetpack/tests/sdk_tests.py b/apps/jetpack/tests/sdk_tests.py
index 257e33df..2f7e0b53 100644
--- a/apps/jetpack/tests/sdk_tests.py
+++ b/apps/jetpack/tests/sdk_tests.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import commonware
 from test_utils import TestCase
 from nose.tools import eq_
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 
 from jetpack.models import Package, PackageRevision, SDK
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@ class SDKTests(TestCase):
         self.addon = Package.objects.filter(type='a')[0]
         self.mozuser = User.objects.get(username='4757633')
         self.sdk = SDK.objects.get()
+        self.LOWEST_APPROVED_SDK = settings.LOWEST_APPROVED_SDK
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        settings.LOWEST_APPROVED_SDK = self.LOWEST_APPROVED_SDK
 
     def test_purge(self):
         version = 'testsdk'
@@ -42,3 +47,23 @@ class SDKTests(TestCase):
         sdk.delete(purge=True)
         eq_(len(PackageRevision.objects.filter(version_name=version)), 0)
 
+    def test_is_deprecated(self):
+        settings.LOWEST_APPROVED_SDK = '1.0.2'
+        self.sdk.version = '1.0'
+        assert self.sdk.is_deprecated()
+        self.sdk.version = '1.0.10'
+        assert not self.sdk.is_deprecated()
+        self.sdk.version = '1.0.2'
+        assert not self.sdk.is_deprecated()
+
+        # Althought it is broken here there is no danger hence we are not
+        # allow for beta SDK in production
+        # If needed, the solution is to use parse_version from pkg_resources
+        # library (proposed in http://stackoverflow.com/a/6972866/23457)
+        #self.sdk.version = '1.0.2.beta1'
+        #assert self.sdk.is_deprecated()
+
+        settings.LOWEST_APPROVED_SDK = '1.0.2.beta2'
+        self.sdk.version = '1.0.2.beta1'
+        assert self.sdk.is_deprecated()
+