diff --git a/src/main/release-notes-service.test.ts b/src/main/release-notes-service.test.ts
index aef27f9..113a920 100644
--- a/src/main/release-notes-service.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/release-notes-service.test.ts
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ describe('ReleaseNotesService', () => {
     })
   })
 
-  it('shows every unseen release through the current version', async () => {
+  it('shows every unseen release newest first', async () => {
     const { service, settingsStore } = await createService('0.8.18')
     await settingsStore.setLastSeenReleaseNotesVersion('0.8.11')
 
     await expect(service.getPending()).resolves.toMatchObject({
-      releases: [{ version: '0.8.12' }, { version: '0.8.18' }]
+      releases: [{ version: '0.8.18' }, { version: '0.8.12' }]
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/src/main/release-notes-service.ts b/src/main/release-notes-service.ts
index a48abc5..fdb31cc 100644
--- a/src/main/release-notes-service.ts
+++ b/src/main/release-notes-service.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class ReleaseNotesService {
         JSON.parse(buffer.toString('utf8', 0, bytesRead)) as unknown
       )
       this.releases = [...parsed.releases].sort((left, right) =>
-        compareStrictSemVer(left.version, right.version)
+        compareStrictSemVer(right.version, left.version)
       )
       return this.releases
     } finally {