diff --git a/NAM/get_dsp.cpp b/NAM/get_dsp.cpp
index a2275bf..10777e5 100644
--- a/NAM/get_dsp.cpp
+++ b/NAM/get_dsp.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #include <fstream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <stdexcept>
 #include <unordered_set>
 
 #include "dsp.h"
@@ -7,20 +9,56 @@
 #include "convnet.h"
 #include "wavenet.h"
 
-void verify_config_version(const std::string version)
+struct Version {
+  int major;
+  int minor;
+  int patch;
+};
+
+Version ParseVersion(const std::string& versionStr) {
+  Version version;
+  
+  // Split the version string into major, minor, and patch components
+  std::stringstream ss(versionStr);
+  std::string majorStr, minorStr, patchStr;
+  std::getline(ss, majorStr, '.');
+  std::getline(ss, minorStr, '.');
+  std::getline(ss, patchStr);
+  
+  // Parse the components as integers and assign them to the version struct
+  try {
+    version.major = std::stoi(majorStr);
+    version.minor = std::stoi(minorStr);
+    version.patch = std::stoi(patchStr);
+  }
+  catch (const std::invalid_argument&) {
+    throw std::invalid_argument("Invalid version string: " + versionStr);
+  }
+  catch (const std::out_of_range&) {
+    throw std::out_of_range("Version string out of range: " + versionStr);
+  }
+  
+  // Validate the semver components
+  if (version.major < 0 || version.minor < 0 || version.patch < 0) {
+    throw std::invalid_argument("Negative version component: " + versionStr);
+  }
+  return version;
+}
+
+void verify_config_version(const std::string versionStr)
 {
-  const std::unordered_set<std::string> supported_versions({"0.5.0", "0.5.1"});
-  if (supported_versions.find(version) == supported_versions.end())
+  Version version = ParseVersion(versionStr);
+  if (version.major != 0 || version.minor != 5)
   {
     std::stringstream ss;
-    ss << "Model config is an unsupported version " << version
+    ss << "Model config is an unsupported version " << versionStr
        << ". Try either converting the model to a more recent version, or "
           "update your version of the NAM plugin.";
     throw std::runtime_error(ss.str());
   }
 }
 
-std::vector<float> _get_weights(nlohmann::json const& j, const std::filesystem::path config_path)
+std::vector<float> GetWeights(nlohmann::json const& j, const std::filesystem::path config_path)
 {
   if (j.find("weights") != j.end())
   {
@@ -51,7 +89,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<DSP> get_dsp(const std::filesystem::path config_filename)
 
   auto architecture = j["architecture"];
   nlohmann::json config = j["config"];
-  std::vector<float> params = _get_weights(j, config_filename);
+  std::vector<float> params = GetWeights(j, config_filename);
   bool haveLoudness = false;
   double loudness = TARGET_DSP_LOUDNESS;
   if (j.find("metadata") != j.end())