diff --git a/timm_image.py b/timm_image.py
index b9e03cd..8668525 100644
--- a/timm_image.py
+++ b/timm_image.py
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ class TimmImage(NNOperator):
 
     @staticmethod
     def supported_model_names(format: str = None):
-        assert timm.__version__ == '0.6.12', 'The model lists are tested with timm==0.6.12.'
+        if timm.__version__ != '0.6.12':
+            log.warning('Please note that the model list is tested with timm==0.6.12, please check your timm version.')
         full_list = list(set(timm.list_models(pretrained=True)) - set([
             'coat_mini',
             'coat_tiny',