diff --git a/make/migrations/postgresql/0070_2.4.0_schema.up.sql b/make/migrations/postgresql/0070_2.4.0_schema.up.sql
index 7a6b0e497..7dc8afc00 100644
--- a/make/migrations/postgresql/0070_2.4.0_schema.up.sql
+++ b/make/migrations/postgresql/0070_2.4.0_schema.up.sql
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ ALTER TABLE replication_policy ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS speed_kb int;
 /* add version fields for lock free quota */
 ALTER TABLE quota ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS version bigint DEFAULT 0;
 ALTER TABLE quota_usage ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS version bigint DEFAULT 0;
+
+/* convert Negligible to None for the severity of the vulnerability record */
+UPDATE vulnerability_record SET severity='None' WHERE severity='Negligible';
diff --git a/src/pkg/scan/postprocessors/report_converters.go b/src/pkg/scan/postprocessors/report_converters.go
index b108af5f1..777022c0d 100644
--- a/src/pkg/scan/postprocessors/report_converters.go
+++ b/src/pkg/scan/postprocessors/report_converters.go
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ func (c *nativeToRelationalSchemaConverter) toSchema(ctx context.Context, report
 
 	var cveIDs []interface{}
 	for _, v := range vulnReport.Vulnerabilities {
+		v.Severity = vuln.ParseSeverityVersion3(v.Severity.String())
 		cveIDs = append(cveIDs, v.ID)
 	}