--- a/mcomix/run.py	2023-07-03 21:39:35.146479272 +0300
+++ b/mcomix/run.py	2023-07-03 21:40:16.742507561 +0300
@@ -122,7 +122,11 @@
     try:
         import PIL.Image
 
-        if PIL.__version__ < '6.0.0':
+        try:
+            pil_major_version = int(PIL.__version__[0:PIL.__version__.index('.')])
+        except (ValueError, IndexError):
+            pil_major_version = 0
+        if pil_major_version < 6:
             log.error( _("You don't have the required version of the Python Imaging Library Fork (Pillow) installed."))
             log.error( _('Installed Pillow version is: %s') % PIL.__version__ )
             log.error( _('Required Pillow version is: 6.0.0 or higher') )