diff --git a/includes/class-wc-install.php b/includes/class-wc-install.php
index 4173fe5bbd8..f3f0a6b7e45 100644
--- a/includes/class-wc-install.php
+++ b/includes/class-wc-install.php
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ class WC_Install {
 			if ( $modify_notice ) {
 				WC_Admin_Notices::remove_notice( 'base_tables_missing' );
 			}
-			update_option( 'woocommerce_schema_version', WC()->version );
+			update_option( 'woocommerce_schema_version', WC()->db_version );
 			delete_option( 'woocommerce_schema_missing_tables' );
 		}
 		return $missing_tables;
diff --git a/includes/class-woocommerce.php b/includes/class-woocommerce.php
index 6b1b3334185..467b66b9b70 100644
--- a/includes/class-woocommerce.php
+++ b/includes/class-woocommerce.php
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ final class WooCommerce {
 	 */
 	public $version = '4.3.0';
 
+	/**
+	 * WooCommerce Schema version.
+	 *
+	 * @since 4.3 started with version string 430.
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	public $db_version = '430';
+
 	/**
 	 * The single instance of the class.
 	 *