diff --git a/src/fu-engine.c b/src/fu-engine.c
index 1d2e5dc76..04de36abc 100644
--- a/src/fu-engine.c
+++ b/src/fu-engine.c
@@ -2811,12 +2811,9 @@ fu_engine_md_refresh_device_verfmt (FuEngine *self, FuDevice *device, XbNode *co
 	}
 }
 
-static void
+void
 fu_engine_md_refresh_device_from_component (FuEngine *self, FuDevice *device, XbNode *component)
 {
-	/* set or clear the SUPPORTED flag */
-	fu_engine_md_refresh_device_supported (self, device, component);
-
 	/* set the name */
 	if (fu_device_has_flag (device, FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_MD_SET_NAME))
 		fu_engine_md_refresh_device_name (self, device, component);
@@ -2835,6 +2832,11 @@ fu_engine_md_refresh_devices (FuEngine *self)
 	for (guint i = 0; i < devices->len; i++) {
 		FuDevice *device = g_ptr_array_index (devices, i);
 		g_autoptr(XbNode) component = fu_engine_get_component_by_guids (self, device);
+
+		/* set or clear the SUPPORTED flag */
+		fu_engine_md_refresh_device_supported (self, device, component);
+
+		/* fixup the name and format as needed */
 		fu_engine_md_refresh_device_from_component (self, device, component);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/fu-engine.h b/src/fu-engine.h
index 9713c7bc0..482c11de0 100644
--- a/src/fu-engine.h
+++ b/src/fu-engine.h
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ gboolean	 fu_engine_modify_config		(FuEngine	*self,
 GPtrArray	*fu_engine_get_firmware_gtype_ids	(FuEngine	*engine);
 GType		 fu_engine_get_firmware_gtype_by_id	(FuEngine	*engine,
 							 const gchar	*id);
+void		 fu_engine_md_refresh_device_from_component (FuEngine	*self,
+							 FuDevice	*device,
+							 XbNode		*component);
 
 /* for the self tests */
 void		 fu_engine_add_device			(FuEngine	*self,
diff --git a/src/fu-install-task.c b/src/fu-install-task.c
index 1a465b79b..6c6336634 100644
--- a/src/fu-install-task.c
+++ b/src/fu-install-task.c
@@ -334,12 +334,14 @@ fu_install_task_check_requirements (FuInstallTask *self,
 	}
 
 	/* check the version formats match if set in the release */
-	verfmts = xb_node_query (self->component,
-				 "custom/value[@key='LVFS::VersionFormat']",
-				 0, NULL);
-	if (verfmts != NULL) {
-		if (!fu_install_task_check_verfmt (self, verfmts, flags, error))
-			return FALSE;
+	if ((flags & FWUPD_INSTALL_FLAG_FORCE) == 0) {
+		verfmts = xb_node_query (self->component,
+					"custom/value[@key='LVFS::VersionFormat']",
+					0, NULL);
+		if (verfmts != NULL) {
+			if (!fu_install_task_check_verfmt (self, verfmts, flags, error))
+				return FALSE;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* compare to the lowest supported version, if it exists */
diff --git a/src/fu-main.c b/src/fu-main.c
index 9d87d29c1..bb6077da4 100644
--- a/src/fu-main.c
+++ b/src/fu-main.c
@@ -727,11 +727,25 @@ fu_main_install_with_helper (FuMainAuthHelper *helper_ref, GError **error)
 
 			/* is this component valid for the device */
 			task = fu_install_task_new (device, component);
+			if (!fu_engine_check_requirements (priv->engine,
+							   task,
+							   helper->flags | FWUPD_INSTALL_FLAG_FORCE,
+							   &error_local)) {
+				g_debug ("first pass requirement on %s:%s failed: %s",
+					 fu_device_get_id (device),
+					 xb_node_query_text (component, "id", NULL),
+					 error_local->message);
+				g_ptr_array_add (errors, g_steal_pointer (&error_local));
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			/* make a second pass using possibly updated version format now */
+			fu_engine_md_refresh_device_from_component (priv->engine, device, component);
 			if (!fu_engine_check_requirements (priv->engine,
 							   task,
 							   helper->flags,
 							   &error_local)) {
-				g_debug ("requirement on %s:%s failed: %s",
+				g_debug ("second pass requirement on %s:%s failed: %s",
 					 fu_device_get_id (device),
 					 xb_node_query_text (component, "id", NULL),
 					 error_local->message);
diff --git a/src/fu-tool.c b/src/fu-tool.c
index a167d5dae..b07a2192c 100644
--- a/src/fu-tool.c
+++ b/src/fu-tool.c
@@ -878,10 +878,23 @@ fu_util_install (FuUtilPrivate *priv, gchar **values, GError **error)
 
 			/* is this component valid for the device */
 			task = fu_install_task_new (device, component);
+			if (!fu_engine_check_requirements (priv->engine,
+							   task, priv->flags | FWUPD_INSTALL_FLAG_FORCE,
+							   &error_local)) {
+				g_debug ("first pass requirement on %s:%s failed: %s",
+					 fu_device_get_id (device),
+					 xb_node_query_text (component, "id", NULL),
+					 error_local->message);
+				g_ptr_array_add (errors, g_steal_pointer (&error_local));
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			/* make a second pass using possibly updated version format now */
+			fu_engine_md_refresh_device_from_component (priv->engine, device, component);
 			if (!fu_engine_check_requirements (priv->engine,
 							   task, priv->flags,
 							   &error_local)) {
-				g_debug ("requirement on %s:%s failed: %s",
+				g_debug ("second pass requirement on %s:%s failed: %s",
 					 fu_device_get_id (device),
 					 xb_node_query_text (component, "id", NULL),
 					 error_local->message);