diff --git a/src/reference/antora/antora-playbook.yml b/src/reference/antora/antora-playbook.yml
index 40bd9ab64a7..fbe36a48672 100644
--- a/src/reference/antora/antora-playbook.yml
+++ b/src/reference/antora/antora-playbook.yml
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
 antora:
   extensions:
     - '@springio/antora-extensions/partial-build-extension'
+    # atlas-extension must be before latest-version-extension so latest versions are applied to imported versions
+    - '@antora/atlas-extension'
     - require: '@springio/antora-extensions/latest-version-extension'
     - require: '@springio/antora-extensions/inject-collector-cache-config-extension'
     - '@antora/collector-extension'
-    - '@antora/atlas-extension'
     - require: '@springio/antora-extensions/root-component-extension'
       root_component_name: 'integration'
 site: