diff --git a/packages/core/src/__tests__/common.test.ts b/packages/core/src/__tests__/common.test.ts
index ad8747a5d5..13bc0ee5f2 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/__tests__/common.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/__tests__/common.test.ts
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ describe('Testing getAppVersionCode functions', () => {
                     },
                     buildConfig: {
                         common: {
-                            versionCode: -1,
+                            versionCode: '-1',
                         },
                     },
                 },
@@ -337,4 +337,26 @@ describe('Testing getAppVersionCode functions', () => {
             expect(e).toEqual(Error(`'versionCode' should be a positive integer. Check your config`));
         }
     });
+
+    it('should evaluate given versionCode 4.4.4 with 4.4.4 on ios', async () => {
+        const result = getAppVersionCode(
+            {
+                ...BUILD_CONF,
+                files: {
+                    ...BUILD_CONF.files,
+                    project: {
+                        ...BUILD_CONF.files.project,
+                        package: { version: '1' },
+                    },
+                },
+                buildConfig: {
+                    common: {
+                        versionCode: '4.4.4',
+                    },
+                },
+            },
+            'ios'
+        );
+        expect(result).toEqual('4.4.4');
+    });
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/common.ts b/packages/core/src/common.ts
index bc0fab22d4..17007d54aa 100755
--- a/packages/core/src/common.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/common.ts
@@ -355,14 +355,15 @@ const _androidLikePlatform = (platform: RnvPlatform) =>
 export const getAppVersionCode = (c: RnvContext, platform: RnvPlatform) => {
     const versionCode = getConfigProp(c, platform, 'versionCode');
 
-    // android platforms don't allow versionCode to be a string, only positive integer
-    if (_androidLikePlatform(platform)) {
-        const isValidVersionCode = Number.isInteger(Number(versionCode)) && Number(versionCode) > 0;
-        if (isValidVersionCode) {
-            return versionCode;
-        } else if (versionCode && !isValidVersionCode) {
-            throw new Error(`'versionCode' should be a positive integer. Check your config`);
+    if (versionCode) {
+        // android platforms don't allow versionCode to be a string, only positive integer
+        if (_androidLikePlatform(platform)) {
+            const isValidVersionCode = Number.isInteger(Number(versionCode)) && Number(versionCode) > 0;
+            if (!isValidVersionCode) {
+                throw new Error(`'versionCode' should be a positive integer. Check your config`);
+            }
         }
+        return versionCode;
     }
 
     const version = getConfigProp(c, platform, 'version') || c.files.project.package?.version;