diff --git a/app/repositories/dataset_storage/firestore_dataset_storage_repository.py b/app/repositories/dataset_storage/firestore_dataset_storage_repository.py
index aebc40f..f7a0833 100644
--- a/app/repositories/dataset_storage/firestore_dataset_storage_repository.py
+++ b/app/repositories/dataset_storage/firestore_dataset_storage_repository.py
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ def get_latest_dataset_metadata(self, survey_id: str, period_id: str) -> Dataset
         if len(datasets) == 0:
             return None
 
-        return DatasetMetadataWithoutId.model_validate(datasets[0])
+        # Parse into Pydantic Model
+        return DatasetMetadataWithoutId.model_validate(
+            datasets[0].to_dict()
+        )
 
     def _get_dataset_metadata(self, survey_id: str, period_id: str, version: int) -> DatasetMetadata | None:
         latest_dataset = (
@@ -74,7 +77,9 @@ def _get_dataset_metadata(self, survey_id: str, period_id: str, version: int) ->
         if len(datasets) == 0:
             return None
 
-        return DatasetMetadata.model_validate(datasets[0])
+        return DatasetMetadata.model_validate(
+            datasets[0].to_dict()
+        )
 
     def store_dataset(
         self,
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3b9df5a..369105d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "sds-loader"
-version = "0.1.3"
+version = "0.1.4"
 description = "A service for loading new SDS schemas and datasets"
 requires-python = "==3.13.*"
 dependencies = [
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index fa5dd20..d17cda6 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sds-loader"
-version = "0.1.3"
+version = "0.1.4"
 source = { virtual = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "fastapi" },