diff --git a/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py b/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py
index 23b93d85f..e71341882 100644
--- a/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py
+++ b/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py
@@ -2445,7 +2445,9 @@ def groovy_postbuild(registry, xml_parent, data):
         }
     # There are incompatible changes, we need to know version
     info = registry.get_plugin_info('groovy-postbuild')
-    version = pkg_resources.parse_version(info.get('version', "0"))
+    # Note: Assume latest version of plugin is preferred config format
+    version = pkg_resources.parse_version(
+        info.get('version', str(sys.maxsize)))
     # Version specific predicates
     matrix_parent_support = version >= pkg_resources.parse_version("1.9")
     security_plugin_support = version >= pkg_resources.parse_version("2.0")
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/groovy-postbuild000.plugins_info.yaml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/groovy-postbuild000.plugins_info.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..858adc028
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/groovy-postbuild000.plugins_info.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- longName: 'Groovy Postbuild'
+  shortName: 'groovy-postbuild'
+  version: "1.0"
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/groovy-postbuild004.plugins_info.yaml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/groovy-postbuild004.plugins_info.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..858adc028
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/groovy-postbuild004.plugins_info.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- longName: 'Groovy Postbuild'
+  shortName: 'groovy-postbuild'
+  version: "1.0"