diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d04847e..3192481 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const importLazy = require('import-lazy')(require);
 
 const configstore = importLazy('configstore');
 const chalk = importLazy('chalk');
+const semver = importLazy('semver');
 const semverDiff = importLazy('semver-diff');
 const latestVersion = importLazy('latest-version');
 const isNpm = importLazy('is-npm');
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ class UpdateNotifier {
 
 	notify(options) {
 		const suppressForNpm = !this.shouldNotifyInNpmScript && isNpm().isNpmOrYarn;
-		if (!process.stdout.isTTY || suppressForNpm || !this.update || this.update.current === this.update.latest) {
+		if (!process.stdout.isTTY || suppressForNpm || !this.update || !semver().gt(this.update.latest, this.update.current)) {
 			return this;
 		}
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index da62905..b681002 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 		"is-yarn-global": "^0.3.0",
 		"latest-version": "^5.0.0",
 		"pupa": "^2.0.1",
+		"semver": "^7.3.2",
 		"semver-diff": "^3.1.1",
 		"xdg-basedir": "^4.0.0"
 	},
diff --git a/test/notify.js b/test/notify.js
index 5aee3fc..2dae098 100644
--- a/test/notify.js
+++ b/test/notify.js
@@ -127,3 +127,11 @@ test('should not output if current version is the latest', t => {
 	notifier.notify({defer: false});
 	t.false(stripAnsi(errorLogs).includes('Update available'));
 });
+
+test('should not output if current version is more recent than the reported latest', t => {
+	setupTest(true);
+	const notifier = new Control(true);
+	notifier.update.current = '1.0.1';
+	notifier.notify({defer: false});
+	t.false(stripAnsi(errorLogs).includes('Update available'));
+});