diff --git a/neuronexus/A4x8-5mm-100-200-177/A4x8-5mm-100-200-177.json b/neuronexus/A4x8-5mm-100-200-177/A4x8-5mm-100-200-177.json
index cac96f8..5dbe52a 100644
--- a/neuronexus/A4x8-5mm-100-200-177/A4x8-5mm-100-200-177.json
+++ b/neuronexus/A4x8-5mm-100-200-177/A4x8-5mm-100-200-177.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "specification": "probeinterface",
-    "version": "0.2.19",
+    "version": "0.3.2",
     "probes": [
         {
             "ndim": 2,
diff --git a/neuronexus/A4x8-5mm-100-400-177/A4x8-5mm-100-400-177.json b/neuronexus/A4x8-5mm-100-400-177/A4x8-5mm-100-400-177.json
index f1204a6..c3567b6 100644
--- a/neuronexus/A4x8-5mm-100-400-177/A4x8-5mm-100-400-177.json
+++ b/neuronexus/A4x8-5mm-100-400-177/A4x8-5mm-100-400-177.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "specification": "probeinterface",
-    "version": "0.2.17",
+    "version": "0.3.2",
     "probes": [
         {
             "ndim": 2,
diff --git a/neuronexus/A4x8-5mm-100-400-703/A4x8-5mm-100-400-703.json b/neuronexus/A4x8-5mm-100-400-703/A4x8-5mm-100-400-703.json
index 6bdc31d..a70ab4b 100644
--- a/neuronexus/A4x8-5mm-100-400-703/A4x8-5mm-100-400-703.json
+++ b/neuronexus/A4x8-5mm-100-400-703/A4x8-5mm-100-400-703.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "specification": "probeinterface",
-    "version": "0.2.17",
+    "version": "0.3.2",
     "probes": [
         {
             "ndim": 2,
diff --git a/neuronexus/A4x8-5mm-200-400-177/A4x8-5mm-200-400-177.json b/neuronexus/A4x8-5mm-200-400-177/A4x8-5mm-200-400-177.json
index 8442dec..6585de6 100644
--- a/neuronexus/A4x8-5mm-200-400-177/A4x8-5mm-200-400-177.json
+++ b/neuronexus/A4x8-5mm-200-400-177/A4x8-5mm-200-400-177.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "specification": "probeinterface",
-    "version": "0.2.19",
+    "version": "0.3.2",
     "probes": [
         {
             "ndim": 2,
diff --git a/neuronexus/A4x8-5mm-200-400-703/A4x8-5mm-200-400-703.json b/neuronexus/A4x8-5mm-200-400-703/A4x8-5mm-200-400-703.json
index c41a964..adca227 100644
--- a/neuronexus/A4x8-5mm-200-400-703/A4x8-5mm-200-400-703.json
+++ b/neuronexus/A4x8-5mm-200-400-703/A4x8-5mm-200-400-703.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "specification": "probeinterface",
-    "version": "0.2.19",
+    "version": "0.3.2",
     "probes": [
         {
             "ndim": 2,
diff --git a/neuronexus/A4x8-5mm-50-200-177/A4x8-5mm-50-200-177.json b/neuronexus/A4x8-5mm-50-200-177/A4x8-5mm-50-200-177.json
index 61d6f61..a9364c9 100644
--- a/neuronexus/A4x8-5mm-50-200-177/A4x8-5mm-50-200-177.json
+++ b/neuronexus/A4x8-5mm-50-200-177/A4x8-5mm-50-200-177.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "specification": "probeinterface",
-    "version": "0.2.19",
+    "version": "0.3.2",
     "probes": [
         {
             "ndim": 2,
diff --git a/plexon/4S1024/4S1024.json b/plexon/4S1024/4S1024.json
index a82348f..5f196ea 100644
--- a/plexon/4S1024/4S1024.json
+++ b/plexon/4S1024/4S1024.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "specification": "probeinterface",
-    "version": "0.2.23",
+    "version": "0.3.2",
     "probes": [
         {
             "ndim": 2,
diff --git a/plexon/8S1024/8S1024.json b/plexon/8S1024/8S1024.json
index 5f2ef34..bb4fee8 100644
--- a/plexon/8S1024/8S1024.json
+++ b/plexon/8S1024/8S1024.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "specification": "probeinterface",
-    "version": "0.2.23",
+    "version": "0.3.2",
     "probes": [
         {
             "ndim": 2,
diff --git a/scripts/check_for_json_changes_in_probes.py b/scripts/check_for_json_changes_in_probes.py
index dee4c1c..47a2cb6 100644
--- a/scripts/check_for_json_changes_in_probes.py
+++ b/scripts/check_for_json_changes_in_probes.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
 from pathlib import Path
+import json
 import shutil
 
 
@@ -37,13 +38,17 @@
         if old_probe_json_path.is_file():
             with open(temp_probe_json_path, 'r') as f1, open(old_probe_json_path, 'r') as f2:
                 # Read in json files
-                lines1 = f1.readlines()
-                lines2 = f2.readlines()
+                new_probe_dict = json.load(f1)
+                old_probe_dict = json.load(f2)
 
-            # We don't want to update the probes just because of a probeinterface version update.
-            # The probeinterface version is stored on the 3rd line of the json file, so we only
-            # compare the json files from line 3 and down.
-            if lines1[3:] == lines2[3:]:
+            # We don't want to update the probes just because of a probeinterface version update
+            # or because a `probe_ids` entry was added (both are introduced automatically by newer
+            # probeinterface versions), so we ignore those keys when comparing.
+            for probe_dict in (new_probe_dict, old_probe_dict):
+                probe_dict.pop("version", None)
+                probe_dict.pop("probe_ids", None)
+
+            if new_probe_dict == old_probe_dict:
                 continue
             else:
                 shutil.copy(f"{temp_probe_json_path}", old_dir / probe_name)