diff --git a/src/ai/ai_core.cpp b/src/ai/ai_core.cpp
index 0283b38f66..ae2e104bf6 100644
--- a/src/ai/ai_core.cpp
+++ b/src/ai/ai_core.cpp
@@ -203,21 +203,21 @@
 	for (CompanyID c = CompanyID::Begin(); c < MAX_COMPANIES; ++c) {
 		if (_settings_game.script_config.ai[c] != nullptr && _settings_game.script_config.ai[c]->HasScript()) {
 			if (!_settings_game.script_config.ai[c]->ResetInfo(true)) {
-				Debug(script, 0, "After a reload, the AI by the name '{}' was no longer found, and removed from the list.", _settings_game.script_config.ai[c]->GetName());
+				Debug(script, 0, "After a reload, the AI by the name '{}' with version {} was no longer found, and removed from the list.", _settings_game.script_config.ai[c]->GetName(), _settings_game.script_config.ai[c]->GetVersion());
 				_settings_game.script_config.ai[c]->Change(std::nullopt);
 			}
 		}
 
 		if (_settings_newgame.script_config.ai[c] != nullptr && _settings_newgame.script_config.ai[c]->HasScript()) {
-			if (!_settings_newgame.script_config.ai[c]->ResetInfo(false)) {
-				Debug(script, 0, "After a reload, the AI by the name '{}' was no longer found, and removed from the list.", _settings_newgame.script_config.ai[c]->GetName());
+			if (!_settings_newgame.script_config.ai[c]->ResetInfo(_settings_newgame.script_config.ai[c]->GetForceExactMatch())) {
+				Debug(script, 0, "After a reload, the AI by the name '{}' with version {} was no longer found, and removed from the list.", _settings_newgame.script_config.ai[c]->GetName(), _settings_game.script_config.ai[c]->GetVersion());
 				_settings_newgame.script_config.ai[c]->Change(std::nullopt);
 			}
 		}
 
 		if (Company::IsValidAiID(c) && Company::Get(c)->ai_config != nullptr) {
 			AIConfig *config = Company::Get(c)->ai_config.get();
-			if (!config->ResetInfo(true)) {
+			if (!config->ResetInfo(_settings_newgame.script_config.ai[c]->GetForceExactMatch())) {
 				/* The code belonging to an already running AI was deleted. We can only do
 				 * one thing here to keep everything sane and that is kill the AI. After
 				 * killing the offending AI we start a random other one in it's place, just
diff --git a/src/game/game_core.cpp b/src/game/game_core.cpp
index 14ebcd9ab9..0054945b1e 100644
--- a/src/game/game_core.cpp
+++ b/src/game/game_core.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 	 *  the GameConfig. If not, remove the Game from the list. */
 	if (_settings_game.script_config.game != nullptr && _settings_game.script_config.game->HasScript()) {
 		if (!_settings_game.script_config.game->ResetInfo(true)) {
-			Debug(script, 0, "After a reload, the GameScript by the name '{}' was no longer found, and removed from the list.", _settings_game.script_config.game->GetName());
+			Debug(script, 0, "After a reload, the GameScript by the name '{}' with version {} was no longer found, and removed from the list.", _settings_game.script_config.game->GetName(), _settings_newgame.script_config.game->GetVersion());
 			_settings_game.script_config.game->Change(std::nullopt);
 			if (Game::instance != nullptr) Game::ResetInstance();
 		} else if (Game::instance != nullptr) {
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@
 		}
 	}
 	if (_settings_newgame.script_config.game != nullptr && _settings_newgame.script_config.game->HasScript()) {
-		if (!_settings_newgame.script_config.game->ResetInfo(false)) {
-			Debug(script, 0, "After a reload, the GameScript by the name '{}' was no longer found, and removed from the list.", _settings_newgame.script_config.game->GetName());
+		if (!_settings_newgame.script_config.game->ResetInfo(_settings_newgame.script_config.game->GetForceExactMatch())) {
+			Debug(script, 0, "After a reload, the GameScript by the name '{}' with version {} was no longer found, and removed from the list.", _settings_newgame.script_config.game->GetName(), _settings_newgame.script_config.game->GetVersion());
 			_settings_newgame.script_config.game->Change(std::nullopt);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index 9efb21a057..ed6f2923cf 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -948,6 +948,21 @@ static void ValidateSettings()
 	}
 }
 
+static std::pair<std::string_view, int> TryReadScriptNameWithVersion(std::string_view item_name)
+{
+	StringConsumer consumer{item_name};
+	auto name = consumer.ReadUntilChar('.', StringConsumer::SKIP_ONE_SEPARATOR);
+
+	if (consumer.AnyBytesLeft()) {
+		auto version = consumer.TryReadIntegerBase<uint32_t>(10);
+		if (version.has_value()) {
+			return { name, *version };
+		}
+	}
+
+	return { name, -1 };
+}
+
 static void AILoadConfig(const IniFile &ini, std::string_view grpname)
 {
 	const IniGroup *group = ini.GetGroup(grpname);
@@ -966,9 +981,14 @@ static void AILoadConfig(const IniFile &ini, std::string_view grpname)
 
 		config->Change(item.name);
 		if (!config->HasScript()) {
-			if (item.name != "none") {
-				Debug(script, 0, "The AI by the name '{}' was no longer found, and removed from the list.", item.name);
-				continue;
+			auto [name, version] = TryReadScriptNameWithVersion(item.name);
+			config->Change(name, version, version != -1);
+
+			if (!config->HasScript()) {
+				if (name != "none") {
+					Debug(script, 0, "The AI by the name '{}' was no longer found, and removed from the list.", name);
+					continue;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		if (item.value.has_value()) config->StringToSettings(*item.value);
@@ -993,9 +1013,14 @@ static void GameLoadConfig(const IniFile &ini, std::string_view grpname)
 
 	config->Change(item.name);
 	if (!config->HasScript()) {
-		if (item.name != "none") {
-			Debug(script, 0, "The GameScript by the name '{}' was no longer found, and removed from the list.", item.name);
-			return;
+		auto [name, version] = TryReadScriptNameWithVersion(item.name);
+		config->Change(name, version, version != -1);
+
+		if (!config->HasScript()) {
+			if (name != "none") {
+				Debug(script, 0, "The GameScript by the name '{}' was no longer found, and removed from the list.", name);
+				return;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	if (item.value.has_value()) config->StringToSettings(*item.value);
@@ -1184,13 +1209,12 @@ static void AISaveConfig(IniFile &ini, std::string_view grpname)
 
 	for (CompanyID c = CompanyID::Begin(); c < MAX_COMPANIES; ++c) {
 		AIConfig *config = AIConfig::GetConfig(c, AIConfig::SSS_FORCE_NEWGAME);
-		std::string name;
+		std::string name = "none";
 		std::string value = config->SettingsToString();
 
 		if (config->HasScript()) {
 			name = config->GetName();
-		} else {
-			name = "none";
+			if (config->GetForceExactMatch()) name = fmt::format("{}.{}", name, config->GetVersion());
 		}
 
 		group.CreateItem(name).SetValue(value);
@@ -1203,13 +1227,12 @@ static void GameSaveConfig(IniFile &ini, std::string_view grpname)
 	group.Clear();
 
 	GameConfig *config = GameConfig::GetConfig(AIConfig::SSS_FORCE_NEWGAME);
-	std::string name;
+	std::string name = "none";
 	std::string value = config->SettingsToString();
 
 	if (config->HasScript()) {
 		name = config->GetName();
-	} else {
-		name = "none";
+		if (config->GetForceExactMatch()) name = fmt::format("{}.{}", name, config->GetVersion());
 	}
 
 	group.CreateItem(name).SetValue(value);