diff --git a/src/libs/antares/study/header.cpp b/src/libs/antares/study/header.cpp
index 4b751d75c7..ae44e94ad5 100644
--- a/src/libs/antares/study/header.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/antares/study/header.cpp
@@ -166,18 +166,8 @@ bool StudyHeader::internalLoadFromINIFile(const IniFile& ini, bool warnings)
         }
     }
 
-    if (version >= StudyVersion(7, 0))
+    if (version.isSupported(true))
     {
-        if (version > Data::StudyVersion::latest())
-        {
-            if (warnings)
-            {
-                logs.error() << "Header: This version is not supported (version found:"
-                             << version.toString()
-                             << ", expected: <=" << Data::StudyVersion::latest().toString() << ')';
-            }
-            return false;
-        }
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -185,6 +175,7 @@ bool StudyHeader::internalLoadFromINIFile(const IniFile& ini, bool warnings)
     {
         logs.error() << "Study header: Invalid format";
     }
+
     return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libs/antares/study/include/antares/study/header.h b/src/libs/antares/study/include/antares/study/header.h
index ec513143ec..aea7e0f35c 100644
--- a/src/libs/antares/study/include/antares/study/header.h
+++ b/src/libs/antares/study/include/antares/study/header.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ class StudyHeader final
     */
     static bool readVersionFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& filename, std::string& version);
 
-public:
     //! \name Constructor & Destructor
     //@{
     /*!
@@ -109,7 +108,8 @@ class StudyHeader final
      */
     static StudyVersion tryToFindTheVersion(const std::string& folder);
 
-public:
+    bool validateVersion();
+
     //! Caption of the study
     Yuni::String caption;