diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST/juce_VST_Wrapper.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST/juce_VST_Wrapper.cpp
index a618002a57..b0ee785e63 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST/juce_VST_Wrapper.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST/juce_VST_Wrapper.cpp
@@ -1488,9 +1488,9 @@ private:
         // number, that they do so according to yfede's encoding table in the link
         // below. If not, then this code will need an if (isSteinberg()) in the
         // future.
-        auto major = (hexVersion >> 16) & 0xff;
-        auto minor = (hexVersion >> 8) & 0xff;
-        auto bugfix = hexVersion & 0xff;
+        int major = (hexVersion >> 16) & 0xff;
+        int minor = (hexVersion >> 8) & 0xff;
+        int bugfix = hexVersion & 0xff;
 
         // for details, see: https://forum.juce.com/t/issues-with-version-integer-reported-by-vst2/23867
 
@@ -1503,7 +1503,7 @@ private:
             return major * 10000000 + minor * 100000 + bugfix * 1000;
 
         // Encoding D
-        return hexVersion;
+        return static_cast<int32> (hexVersion);
        #endif
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VSTPluginFormat.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VSTPluginFormat.cpp
index d53d7ec858..ee3fd64592 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VSTPluginFormat.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VSTPluginFormat.cpp
@@ -1974,7 +1974,7 @@ private:
             // See yfede's post for the rational on this encoding
             // https://forum.juce.com/t/issues-with-version-integer-reported-by-vst2/23867/6
 
-            auto major = 0, minor = 0, build = 0, bugfix = 0;
+            unsigned int major = 0, minor = 0, build = 0, bugfix = 0;
 
             if (v < 10)            // Encoding A
             {
@@ -2008,7 +2008,7 @@ private:
                 bugfix = (v % 1000);
             }
 
-            s << major << '.' << minor << '.' << build << '.' << bugfix;
+            s << (int) major << '.' << (int) minor << '.' << (int) build << '.' << (int) bugfix;
         }
 
         return s;