diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test-publish.yml
index 61883d16..1be99fe9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-publish.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,11 @@ jobs:
 
           $latestStableVersion = $onlineVersions | Where-Object { $_.Version -notlike "*prerelease*" } | Sort-Object -Property Version -Descending | Select-Object -First 1 -ExpandProperty Version
           $latestStableVersion = [version]$latestStableVersion
-          $latestPrereleaseVersion = $onlineVersions | Where-Object { $_.Version -like "*prerelease*" } | Sort-Object -Property Version -Descending | Select-Object -First 1 -ExpandProperty Version
+          $latestPrereleaseVersion = $onlineVersions | Where-Object { $_.Version -like "*prerelease*" } | Sort-Object {
+            $version = [version]$_.Version.Split("-")[0]
+            $version = [version]::new($version.Major, $version.Minor, $version.Build, ($_.Version.Split("-")[1] -replace "prerelease", ""))
+            return $version
+          } -Descending | Select-Object -First 1 -ExpandProperty Version
           $latestPrereleaseTag = $latestPrereleaseVersion.Split("-prerelease")[1] # format is like -prerelease6, output here is just 6
           $latestPrereleaseVersion = [version]$latestPrereleaseVersion.Split("-prerelease")[0]