Version comparison crashes in a new clean installation

[joanvf]

Describe the Bug

Version comparison crashes in the latest version after a new clean installation. See screenshot in the reproduction steps

Link to the code that reproduces this issue

https://github.com/joanvf/payload-version-bug

Reproduction Steps

1. Create a clean installation with npx create-payload-app

2. Create a new collection with versioning and drafting enabled on a regular text field:

export const Pages: CollectionConfig = {
  slug: 'pages',
  versions: {
    drafts: true,
  },
  fields: [
    {
      name: 'title',
      type: 'text',
    },
  ],
}

3. Import the new collection in payload.config.ts
   collections: [Users, Media, Pages]

4. Go to admin, create a few versions and try to compare. You will see the crash both in the console and on the screen.
   [11:56:51] ERROR: invalid input syntax for type integer: "NaN"

Which area(s) are affected? (Select all that apply)

area: core

Environment Info

Node: 23.4.0
payload: 3.17.1
next: 15.1.5

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[paulpopus]

Hi I'm failing to reproduce this, can you confirm for me which database are you using?

[joanvf]

Postgres. I tested with:

• Postgre 17
• Vercel Postgre

Let me know if you can reproduce with this