diff --git a/src/extensions/github-latest-version-checker.ts b/src/extensions/github-latest-version-checker.ts
index a1ac13ac2c..4ea3f96b31 100644
--- a/src/extensions/github-latest-version-checker.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/github-latest-version-checker.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export class GitHubVersionChecker implements LensExtensionLatestVersionChecker {
   }
 
   public async getLatestVersion(manifest: LensExtensionManifest) {
-    if (!manifest.homepage?.includes("https://github.com")) {
+    if (!manifest.homepage?.startsWith("https://github.com")) {
       return null;
     }