diff --git a/python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/dsl/translate.py b/python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/dsl/translate.py
index 966c7fd7be7..1b86f29490e 100644
--- a/python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/dsl/translate.py
+++ b/python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/dsl/translate.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def translate_ir(self, *, n: int | None = None) -> ir.IR:
         # IR is versioned with major.minor, minor is bumped for backwards
         # compatible changes (e.g. adding new nodes), major is bumped for
         # incompatible changes (e.g. renaming nodes).
-        if (version := self.visitor.version()) >= (5, 1):
+        if (version := self.visitor.version()) >= (6, 1):
             e = NotImplementedError(
                 f"No support for polars IR {version=}"
             )  # pragma: no cover; no such version for now.