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--- bbdb/lisp/bbdb.el~	2020-10-13 13:46:31.000000000 +0200
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+++ bbdb/lisp/bbdb.el	2020-10-13 14:16:35.000000000 +0200
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@@ -3461,7 +3461,7 @@
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               (bbdb-overwrite-record-internal record))
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             ;; update file format
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             (goto-char (point-min))
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-            (if (re-search-forward (format "^;;; file-\\(version\\|format\\): %d$"
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+            (if (re-search-forward (format "^;;;? file-\\(version\\|format\\): %d$"
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                                            file-format)
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                                    nil t)
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                 (replace-match (format ";;; file-format: %d" bbdb-file-format))))