diff --git a/contrib/auto-publish.js b/contrib/auto-publish.js
index af4ac94..55f7de2 100644
--- a/contrib/auto-publish.js
+++ b/contrib/auto-publish.js
@@ -94,6 +94,14 @@ function getCurrentVersion(packagePath) {
   return packageJson.version;
 }
 
+function compareVersions(a, b) {
+  const [aMajor, aMinor, aPatch] = a.split('.').map(Number);
+  const [bMajor, bMinor, bPatch] = b.split('.').map(Number);
+  if (aMajor !== bMajor) return aMajor - bMajor;
+  if (aMinor !== bMinor) return aMinor - bMinor;
+  return aPatch - bPatch;
+}
+
 function bumpVersion(currentVersion, latestNpmVersion) {
   const [major, minor, patch] = currentVersion.split('.').map(Number);
 
@@ -102,12 +110,13 @@ function bumpVersion(currentVersion, latestNpmVersion) {
   }
 
   const [npmMajor, npmMinor, npmPatch] = latestNpmVersion.split('.').map(Number);
+  const cmp = compareVersions(currentVersion, latestNpmVersion);
 
-  if (currentVersion > latestNpmVersion) {
+  if (cmp > 0) {
     return `${major}.${minor}.${patch + 1}`;
   }
 
-  if (latestNpmVersion > currentVersion) {
+  if (cmp < 0) {
     return `${npmMajor}.${npmMinor}.${npmPatch + 1}`;
   }
 
diff --git a/contrib/force-publish.js b/contrib/force-publish.js
index b5c7630..0806736 100644
--- a/contrib/force-publish.js
+++ b/contrib/force-publish.js
@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@ function getCurrentVersion(packagePath) {
   return packageJson.version;
 }
 
+function compareVersions(a, b) {
+  const [aMajor, aMinor, aPatch] = a.split('.').map(Number);
+  const [bMajor, bMinor, bPatch] = b.split('.').map(Number);
+  if (aMajor !== bMajor) return aMajor - bMajor;
+  if (aMinor !== bMinor) return aMinor - bMinor;
+  return aPatch - bPatch;
+}
+
 function bumpVersion(currentVersion, latestNpmVersion) {
   const [major, minor, patch] = currentVersion.split('.').map(Number);
 
@@ -86,12 +94,13 @@ function bumpVersion(currentVersion, latestNpmVersion) {
   }
 
   const [npmMajor, npmMinor, npmPatch] = latestNpmVersion.split('.').map(Number);
+  const cmp = compareVersions(currentVersion, latestNpmVersion);
 
-  if (currentVersion > latestNpmVersion) {
+  if (cmp > 0) {
     return `${major}.${minor}.${patch + 1}`;
   }
 
-  if (latestNpmVersion > currentVersion) {
+  if (cmp < 0) {
     return `${npmMajor}.${npmMinor}.${npmPatch + 1}`;
   }