diff --git a/src/libs/qmldebug/qmldebugclient.cpp b/src/libs/qmldebug/qmldebugclient.cpp
index 1a7f8656f83..45816918a87 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmldebug/qmldebugclient.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmldebug/qmldebugclient.cpp
@@ -329,11 +329,15 @@ QString QmlDebugClient::name() const
     return d->name;
 }
 
-float QmlDebugClient::serviceVersion() const
+int QmlDebugClient::remoteVersion() const
 {
     Q_D(const QmlDebugClient);
+    // The version is internally saved as float for compatibility reasons. Exposing that to clients
+    // is a bad idea because floats cannot be properly compared. IEEE 754 floats represent integers
+    // exactly up to about 2^24, so the cast shouldn't be a problem for any realistic version
+    // numbers.
     if (d->connection && d->connection->d->serverPlugins.contains(d->name))
-        return d->connection->d->serverPlugins.value(d->name);
+        return static_cast<int>(d->connection->d->serverPlugins.value(d->name));
     return -1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libs/qmldebug/qmldebugclient.h b/src/libs/qmldebug/qmldebugclient.h
index c865f410a54..13fe17736ba 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmldebug/qmldebugclient.h
+++ b/src/libs/qmldebug/qmldebugclient.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public:
     ~QmlDebugClient();
 
     QString name() const;
-    float serviceVersion() const;
+    int remoteVersion() const;
     State state() const;
 
     virtual void sendMessage(const QByteArray &);
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmladapter.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmladapter.cpp
index eab409a682a..caad47fb6d2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmladapter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmladapter.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ void QmlAdapter::clientStateChanged(QmlDebugClient::State state)
     float version = 0;
     if (QmlDebugClient *client = qobject_cast<QmlDebugClient*>(sender())) {
         serviceName = client->name();
-        version = client->serviceVersion();
+        version = client->remoteVersion();
     }
 
     logServiceStateChange(serviceName, version, state);
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlinspectoradapter.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlinspectoradapter.cpp
index 11a7c5513e0..b2cb9ccee21 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlinspectoradapter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlinspectoradapter.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ void QmlInspectorAdapter::clientStateChanged(QmlDebugClient::State state)
     float version = 0;
     if (QmlDebugClient *client = qobject_cast<QmlDebugClient*>(sender())) {
         serviceName = client->name();
-        version = client->serviceVersion();
+        version = client->remoteVersion();
     }
 
     m_debugAdapter->logServiceStateChange(serviceName, version, state);