The invention relates to an equipment version management control method and device. The method comprises the steps of: acquiring a version description file of equipment; updating a component version tree corresponding to the equipment by utilizing the version description file; and according to the component version tree corresponding to the equipment, acquiring equipment version information. According to the technical scheme provided by the invention, the component version tree of the equipment is constructed by utilizing the version description file which needs to be subjected to file updating; equipment version management intelligence is implemented; and based on description of the version description file on a management control backup file, compatibility of management control of different equipment versions is implemented, and meanwhile, flexibility and adaptability of version management control are reinforced.