diff --git a/script/bump-rc b/script/bump-rc
index 4cbf1066..d5dca2f2 100755
--- a/script/bump-rc
+++ b/script/bump-rc
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ rc_version=$(
   npm info "$package@$npm_tag" --json \
     | jq -r '.versions[]' \
     | grep "^${rc_prefix/./\.}" \
-    | sort -r \
-    | head -1
+    | tail -1
 )
 # if there isn't one, use the current local version
 if [[ "$rc_version" == "" ]]; then