diff --git a/includes/admin/plugin-updates/class-wc-updates-screen-updates.php b/includes/admin/plugin-updates/class-wc-updates-screen-updates.php
index 60510100610..7d2cbb9de8d 100644
--- a/includes/admin/plugin-updates/class-wc-updates-screen-updates.php
+++ b/includes/admin/plugin-updates/class-wc-updates-screen-updates.php
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
  * @version     3.2.0
  */
 
+use Automattic\Jetpack\Constants;
+
 if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
 	exit;
 }
@@ -37,8 +39,13 @@ class WC_Updates_Screen_Updates extends WC_Plugin_Updates {
 			return;
 		}
 
+		$version_type = Constants::get_constant( 'WC_SSR_PLUGIN_UPDATE_RELEASE_VERSION_TYPE' );
+		if ( ! is_string( $version_type ) ) {
+			$version_type = 'none';
+		}
+
 		$this->new_version            = wc_clean( $updateable_plugins['woocommerce/woocommerce.php']->update->new_version );
-		$this->major_untested_plugins = $this->get_untested_plugins( $this->new_version, 'major' );
+		$this->major_untested_plugins = $this->get_untested_plugins( $this->new_version, $version_type );
 
 		if ( ! empty( $this->major_untested_plugins ) ) {
 			echo $this->get_extensions_modal_warning(); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.XSS.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped
diff --git a/includes/admin/views/html-admin-page-status-report.php b/includes/admin/views/html-admin-page-status-report.php
index c1393a42d7e..421040eb023 100644
--- a/includes/admin/views/html-admin-page-status-report.php
+++ b/includes/admin/views/html-admin-page-status-report.php
@@ -5,16 +5,12 @@
  * @package WooCommerce
  */
 
+use Automattic\Jetpack\Constants;
+
 defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;
 
 global $wpdb;
 
-if ( ! defined( 'WC_SSR_PLUGIN_UPDATE_RELEASE_VERSION_TYPE' ) ) {
-	// Define if we're checking against major or minor versions.
-	// Since 5.0 all versions are backwards compatible, so there's no more check.
-	define( 'WC_SSR_PLUGIN_UPDATE_RELEASE_VERSION_TYPE', 'none' );
-}
-
 $report             = wc()->api->get_endpoint_data( '/wc/v3/system_status' );
 $environment        = $report['environment'];
 $database           = $report['database'];
@@ -27,7 +23,7 @@ $security           = $report['security'];
 $settings           = $report['settings'];
 $wp_pages           = $report['pages'];
 $plugin_updates     = new WC_Plugin_Updates();
-$untested_plugins   = $plugin_updates->get_untested_plugins( WC()->version, WC_SSR_PLUGIN_UPDATE_RELEASE_VERSION_TYPE );
+$untested_plugins   = $plugin_updates->get_untested_plugins( WC()->version, Constants::get_constant( 'WC_SSR_PLUGIN_UPDATE_RELEASE_VERSION_TYPE' ) );
 ?>
 <div class="updated woocommerce-message inline">
 	<p>
diff --git a/includes/class-woocommerce.php b/includes/class-woocommerce.php
index ec163d8efcf..85a7c5bad71 100644
--- a/includes/class-woocommerce.php
+++ b/includes/class-woocommerce.php
@@ -249,6 +249,18 @@ final class WooCommerce {
 		$this->define( 'WC_NOTICE_MIN_PHP_VERSION', '7.2' );
 		$this->define( 'WC_NOTICE_MIN_WP_VERSION', '5.2' );
 		$this->define( 'WC_PHP_MIN_REQUIREMENTS_NOTICE', 'wp_php_min_requirements_' . WC_NOTICE_MIN_PHP_VERSION . '_' . WC_NOTICE_MIN_WP_VERSION );
+		/** Define if we're checking against major, minor or no versions in the following places:
+		 *   - plugin screen in WP Admin (displaying extra warning when updating to new major versions)
+		 *   - System Status Report ('Installed version not tested with active version of WooCommerce' warning)
+		 *   - core update screen in WP Admin (displaying extra warning when updating to new major versions)
+		 *   - enable/disable automated updates in the plugin screen in WP Admin (if there are any plugins
+		 *      that don't declare compatibility, the auto-update is disabled)
+		 *
+		 * We dropped SemVer before WC 5.0, so all versions are backwards compatible now, thus no more check needed.
+		 * The SSR in the name is preserved for bw compatibility, as this was initially used in System Status Report.
+		 */
+		$this->define( 'WC_SSR_PLUGIN_UPDATE_RELEASE_VERSION_TYPE', 'none' );
+
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/includes/wc-core-functions.php b/includes/wc-core-functions.php
index 47d0167b703..1dece2cebe4 100644
--- a/includes/wc-core-functions.php
+++ b/includes/wc-core-functions.php
@@ -2255,7 +2255,11 @@ function wc_prevent_dangerous_auto_updates( $should_update, $plugin ) {
 
 	$new_version      = wc_clean( $plugin->new_version );
 	$plugin_updates   = new WC_Plugin_Updates();
-	$untested_plugins = $plugin_updates->get_untested_plugins( $new_version, 'major' );
+	$version_type = Constants::get_constant( 'WC_SSR_PLUGIN_UPDATE_RELEASE_VERSION_TYPE' );
+	if ( ! is_string( $version_type ) ) {
+		$version_type = 'none';
+	}
+	$untested_plugins = $plugin_updates->get_untested_plugins( $new_version, $version_type );
 	if ( ! empty( $untested_plugins ) ) {
 		return false;
 	}