diff --git a/pulp_ansible/app/tasks/collections.py b/pulp_ansible/app/tasks/collections.py
index c7393ed93..e688ea63b 100644
--- a/pulp_ansible/app/tasks/collections.py
+++ b/pulp_ansible/app/tasks/collections.py
@@ -437,6 +437,8 @@ def is_new_highest(new, old):
             return True
         if new.prerelease and not old.prerelease:
             return False
+        if not new.prerelease and old.prerelease:
+            return True
         return new > old
 
     # did we have one set previously for this collection?
diff --git a/pulp_ansible/tests/unit/test_tasks.py b/pulp_ansible/tests/unit/test_tasks.py
index b2c8a6f8b..c2d512ea4 100644
--- a/pulp_ansible/tests/unit/test_tasks.py
+++ b/pulp_ansible/tests/unit/test_tasks.py
@@ -178,6 +178,32 @@ def test_is_highest_set(self):
             is True
         )
 
+    def test_is_highest_set_on_multple_stable_releases(self):
+        namespace = randstr()
+        name = randstr()
+        specs = [
+            (namespace, name, "1.0.1"),
+            (namespace, name, "2.0.1"),
+        ]
+
+        collection_versions = build_cvs_from_specs(specs)
+        for cv in collection_versions:
+            _update_highest_version(cv, save=True)
+
+        assert (
+            CollectionVersion.objects.filter(namespace=namespace, name=name, version="1.0.1")
+            .first()
+            .is_highest
+            is False
+        )
+
+        assert (
+            CollectionVersion.objects.filter(namespace=namespace, name=name, version="2.0.1")
+            .first()
+            .is_highest
+            is True
+        )
+
     def test_is_highest_set_on_single_prerelease(self):
         namespace = randstr()
         name = randstr()