diff --git a/src/xml/zcl_abapgit_xml.clas.abap b/src/xml/zcl_abapgit_xml.clas.abap
index da99a9ce8..0ec82d922 100644
--- a/src/xml/zcl_abapgit_xml.clas.abap
+++ b/src/xml/zcl_abapgit_xml.clas.abap
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_xml DEFINITION
         !ii_parser TYPE REF TO if_ixml_parser
       RAISING
         zcx_abapgit_exception .
-    METHODS display_version_mismatch
+    METHODS raise_version_mismatch
       IMPORTING
         !iv_vers TYPE string
       RAISING
@@ -56,31 +56,6 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_xml IMPLEMENTATION.
   ENDMETHOD.
 
 
-  METHOD display_version_mismatch.
-
-    DATA lv_text TYPE string.
-
-    lv_text = |The XML versions do not match, expected: { zif_abapgit_version=>c_xml_version }, actual: { iv_vers }|.
-
-    IF mv_filename IS NOT INITIAL.
-      lv_text = lv_text && |, file: { mv_filename }|.
-    ENDIF.
-
-    lv_text = lv_text && | (see https://docs.abapgit.org/other-xml-mismatch.html)|.
-
-    zcl_abapgit_ui_factory=>get_popups( )->popup_to_confirm(
-      iv_titlebar      = 'abapGit XML Version Mismatch'
-      iv_text_question = lv_text ).
-
-    IF mv_filename IS INITIAL.
-      zcx_abapgit_exception=>raise( 'abapGit XML version mismatch' ).
-    ELSE.
-      zcx_abapgit_exception=>raise( |abapGit XML version mismatch in file { mv_filename }| ).
-    ENDIF.
-
-  ENDMETHOD.
-
-
   METHOD error.
 
     IF ii_parser->num_errors( ) <> 0.
@@ -125,7 +100,7 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_xml IMPLEMENTATION.
     li_version = li_element->if_ixml_node~get_attributes(
       )->get_named_item_ns( c_attr_version ).
     IF li_version->get_value( ) <> zif_abapgit_version=>c_xml_version.
-      display_version_mismatch( li_version->get_value( ) ).
+      raise_version_mismatch( li_version->get_value( ) ).
     ENDIF.
 
 * buffer serializer metadata. Git node will be removed lateron
@@ -151,6 +126,23 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_xml IMPLEMENTATION.
   ENDMETHOD.
 
 
+  METHOD raise_version_mismatch.
+
+    DATA lv_text TYPE string.
+
+    lv_text = |The XML versions do not match, expected: { zif_abapgit_version=>c_xml_version }, actual: { iv_vers }|.
+
+    IF mv_filename IS NOT INITIAL.
+      lv_text = lv_text && |, file: { mv_filename }|.
+    ENDIF.
+
+    lv_text = lv_text && | (see https://docs.abapgit.org/other-xml-mismatch.html)|.
+
+    zcx_abapgit_exception=>raise( lv_text ).
+
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+
   METHOD to_xml.
 * will render to codepage UTF-16
 
diff --git a/src/xml/zcl_abapgit_xml.clas.testclasses.abap b/src/xml/zcl_abapgit_xml.clas.testclasses.abap
index 23db8d3d5..c3ee814f8 100644
--- a/src/xml/zcl_abapgit_xml.clas.testclasses.abap
+++ b/src/xml/zcl_abapgit_xml.clas.testclasses.abap
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ CLASS ltcl_xml DEFINITION FOR TESTING DURATION SHORT RISK LEVEL HARMLESS.
     METHODS setup.
 
     METHODS:
-      space_leading_trailing FOR TESTING
-        RAISING zcx_abapgit_exception,
+      space_leading_trailing FOR TESTING RAISING zcx_abapgit_exception,
+      bad_version_raises_exc FOR TESTING RAISING cx_static_check,
       bad_xml_raises_exc FOR TESTING RAISING cx_static_check.
 
     METHODS:
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ CLASS ltcl_xml IMPLEMENTATION.
     DATA: lv_from_xml TYPE string,
           lv_to_xml   TYPE string.
 
-
     lv_from_xml = `<FOO> A </FOO>`.
 
     parse_xml( lv_from_xml ).
@@ -90,11 +89,35 @@ CLASS ltcl_xml IMPLEMENTATION.
 
   ENDMETHOD.
 
-  METHOD bad_xml_raises_exc.
+  METHOD bad_version_raises_exc.
+
     DATA: lv_xml TYPE string,
           lo_error TYPE REF TO zcx_abapgit_exception,
           lv_text TYPE string.
 
+    lv_xml = |<?xml version="1.0"?>|
+          && |<{ mo_xml->c_abapgit_tag } { mo_xml->c_attr_version }="v9.8.7">|
+          && |<TEST>data</TEST>|
+          && |</{ mo_xml->c_abapgit_tag }>|.
+
+    TRY.
+        mo_xml->parse( iv_xml = lv_xml ).
+        cl_abap_unit_assert=>fail( msg = 'Exception not raised' ).
+
+      CATCH zcx_abapgit_exception INTO lo_error.
+        lv_text = lo_error->get_text( ).
+        cl_abap_unit_assert=>assert_char_cp(
+            act              = lv_text
+            exp              = '*XML version*' ).
+    ENDTRY.
+
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
+  METHOD bad_xml_raises_exc.
+
+    DATA: lv_xml TYPE string,
+          lo_error TYPE REF TO zcx_abapgit_exception,
+          lv_text TYPE string.
 
     lv_xml = |<?xml version="1.0"?>|
           && |<{ mo_xml->c_abapgit_tag } { mo_xml->c_attr_version }="{ zif_abapgit_version=>c_xml_version }">|