From 863b30851949cf1f045328820d27bdc83d942190 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joel Challis
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 08:48:51 +0000
Subject: Fix avrdude version check logic (#25957)

---
 lib/python/qmk/cli/doctor/check.py | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

(limited to 'lib/python/qmk')

diff --git a/lib/python/qmk/cli/doctor/check.py b/lib/python/qmk/cli/doctor/check.py
index 8a13cb0832..a717bcb591 100644
--- a/lib/python/qmk/cli/doctor/check.py
+++ b/lib/python/qmk/cli/doctor/check.py
@@ -152,8 +152,10 @@ def _check_avr_gcc_installation():
 
 
 def _check_avrdude_version():
-    last_line = ESSENTIAL_BINARIES['avrdude']['output'].split('\n')[-2]
-    version_number = last_line.split()[2][:-1]
+    lines = ESSENTIAL_BINARIES['avrdude']['output'].split('\n')
+    # avrdude version text is currently not translated, however we fall back to old behaviour of assuming a line
+    version_line = next((line for line in lines if 'version' in line), lines[-2])
+    version_number = version_line.split()[2][:-1]
     cli.log.info('Found avrdude version %s', version_number)
 
     return CheckStatus.OK
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