diff --git a/api/src/db/migrations/versions/2024_04_16_make_revision_number_nullable.py b/api/src/db/migrations/versions/2024_04_16_make_revision_number_nullable.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1fe9b31cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/db/migrations/versions/2024_04_16_make_revision_number_nullable.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+"""make revision number nullable
+
+Revision ID: b26ea0f40066
+Revises: f8364285630d
+Create Date: 2024-04-16 13:36:35.993325
+
+"""
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from alembic import op
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = "b26ea0f40066"
+down_revision = "f8364285630d"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.alter_column(
+        "opportunity_summary",
+        "revision_number",
+        existing_type=sa.INTEGER(),
+        nullable=True,
+        schema="api",
+    )
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.alter_column(
+        "opportunity_summary",
+        "revision_number",
+        existing_type=sa.INTEGER(),
+        nullable=False,
+        schema="api",
+    )
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
diff --git a/api/src/db/models/opportunity_models.py b/api/src/db/models/opportunity_models.py
index ecf2da86b..62a34e9dd 100644
--- a/api/src/db/models/opportunity_models.py
+++ b/api/src/db/models/opportunity_models.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class OpportunitySummary(ApiSchemaTable, TimestampMixin):
     forecasted_project_start_date: Mapped[date | None]
     fiscal_year: Mapped[int | None]
 
-    revision_number: Mapped[int]
+    revision_number: Mapped[int | None]
     modification_comments: Mapped[str | None]
 
     funding_category_description: Mapped[str | None]
diff --git a/api/src/task/opportunities/set_current_opportunities_task.py b/api/src/task/opportunities/set_current_opportunities_task.py
index 6742eb848..d3b97aad9 100644
--- a/api/src/task/opportunities/set_current_opportunities_task.py
+++ b/api/src/task/opportunities/set_current_opportunities_task.py
@@ -144,19 +144,15 @@ def determine_current_and_status(
         latest_forecasted_summary: OpportunitySummary | None = None
         latest_non_forecasted_summary: OpportunitySummary | None = None
 
-        # Latest is based entirely off of the revision number, we don't
-        # care about update/create dates or any other fields
+        # Latest is based entirely off of the revision number, the latest
+        # will always have a null revision number, and because of how the
+        # data is structured that we import, we'll only ever have a single
+        # null value for forecast and non-forecast respectively
         for summary in opportunity.all_opportunity_summaries:
-            if summary.is_forecast:
-                if latest_forecasted_summary is None:
-                    latest_forecasted_summary = summary
-                elif summary.revision_number > latest_forecasted_summary.revision_number:
-                    latest_forecasted_summary = summary
-            else:
-                if latest_non_forecasted_summary is None:
-                    latest_non_forecasted_summary = summary
-                elif summary.revision_number > latest_non_forecasted_summary.revision_number:
-                    latest_non_forecasted_summary = summary
+            if summary.is_forecast and summary.revision_number is None:
+                latest_forecasted_summary = summary
+            elif not summary.is_forecast and summary.revision_number is None:
+                latest_non_forecasted_summary = summary
 
         # We need to make sure the latest can actually be publicly displayed
         # Note that if it cannot, we do not want to use an earlier revision
diff --git a/api/tests/src/task/opportunities/test_set_current_opportunities_task.py b/api/tests/src/task/opportunities/test_set_current_opportunities_task.py
index 33968de1e..ddf42f36a 100644
--- a/api/tests/src/task/opportunities/test_set_current_opportunities_task.py
+++ b/api/tests/src/task/opportunities/test_set_current_opportunities_task.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def with_summary(
         close_date: date | None = None,
         archive_date: date | None = None,
         is_forecast: bool = False,
-        revision_number: int = 0,
+        revision_number: int | None = None,
         is_deleted: bool = False,
         is_expected_current: bool = False,
         is_already_current: bool = False,
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ def test_single_summary_scenario(
         container = (
             OpportunityContainer()
             .with_summary(
-                revision_number=1,
                 is_forecast=summary_info.is_forecast,
                 post_date=summary_info.post_date,
                 close_date=summary_info.close_date,
@@ -249,7 +248,7 @@ def test_single_summary_scenario(
                 is_expected_current=True if expected_opportunity_status is not None else False,
             )
             .with_summary(
-                # this summary won't ever be chosen as its an older revision
+                # this summary won't ever be chosen as it has a revision number set
                 revision_number=0,
                 is_forecast=summary_info.is_forecast,
                 post_date=YESTERDAY,
@@ -401,7 +400,6 @@ def test_two_scenarios_one_forecast_one_non(
                 close_date=expected_summary_info.close_date,
                 archive_date=expected_summary_info.archive_date,
                 is_expected_current=True if expected_opportunity_status is not None else False,
-                revision_number=5,
             )
             .with_summary(
                 is_forecast=other_summary_info.is_forecast,
@@ -555,7 +553,6 @@ def test_via_cli(cli_runner, db_session, enable_factory_create):
             post_date=CURRENT_DATE - timedelta(days=5),
             archive_date=CURRENT_DATE + timedelta(days=120),
             is_expected_current=True,
-            revision_number=3,
         )
     )