diff --git a/launcher/modplatform/ResourceAPI.cpp b/launcher/modplatform/ResourceAPI.cpp
index cda90b677..22c6a48bb 100644
--- a/launcher/modplatform/ResourceAPI.cpp
+++ b/launcher/modplatform/ResourceAPI.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "Application.h"
 #include "Json.h"
+#include "Version.h"
 #include "net/NetJob.h"
 
 #include "modplatform/ModIndex.h"
@@ -116,8 +117,7 @@ Task::Ptr ResourceAPI::getProjectVersions(VersionSearchArgs&& args, Callback<QVe
             }
 
             auto orderSortPredicate = [](const ModPlatform::IndexedVersion& a, const ModPlatform::IndexedVersion& b) -> bool {
-                // dates are in RFC 3339 format
-                return a.date > b.date;
+                return Version(a.version) > Version(b.version);
             };
             std::sort(unsortedVersions.begin(), unsortedVersions.end(), orderSortPredicate);
         } catch (const JSONValidationError& e) {