diff --git a/antsichaut/antsichaut.py b/antsichaut/antsichaut.py
index 45dc6c2..34b85b1 100755
--- a/antsichaut/antsichaut.py
+++ b/antsichaut/antsichaut.py
@@ -225,6 +225,24 @@ def remove_outdated(
                     if url_found and not_full_match:
                         del current_changes[change_type][idx]
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _sort_by_semver(data: ChLogType) -> ChLogType:
+        """Sort releases by semver.
+
+        :param data: The full changelog structure
+        :return: The sorted releases
+        """
+        if not data or "releases" not in data:
+            return data
+        data["releases"] = OrderedDict(
+            sorted(
+                data["releases"].items(),
+                key=lambda t: [int(v) for v in t[0].split(".")],
+                reverse=True,
+            ),
+        )
+        return data
+
     def parse_changelog(  # noqa: C901, PLR0912
         self,
         changes: list[dict[str, str]],
@@ -243,7 +261,8 @@ def parse_changelog(  # noqa: C901, PLR0912
 
         # get the new version from the changelog.yaml
         # by using the last item in the list of releases
-        new_version = list(dict(dict(data)["releases"]))[-1]
+        data = self._sort_by_semver(data)
+        new_version = list(data["releases"].keys())[0]
 
         # add changes-key to the release dict
         dict(data)["releases"][new_version].insert(0, "changes", {})
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 443763a..536e53d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ disable = [
   "fixme",
   "too-few-public-methods",
   "unsubscriptable-object",
+  "protected-access", # covered  by ruff
+
 ]
 enable = [
   "useless-suppression", # Identify unneeded pylint disable statements
@@ -106,7 +108,8 @@ target-version = "py38"
 
 [tool.ruff.per-file-ignores]
 # S101 allow assert in tests
-"tests/**" = ["S101"]
+# SLF001 allow private access in tests
+"tests/**" = ["S101", "SLF001"]
 
 [build-system]
 requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.0"]
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/tests/fixtures/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index 4dc852e..e36ba6c 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/tests/fixtures/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -3,3 +3,12 @@ releases:
   1.0.0:
     changes:
       trivial: []
+  1.0.10:
+    changes:
+      trivial: []
+  1.0.11:
+    changes:
+      trivial: []
+  1.0.2:
+    changes:
+      trivial: []
diff --git a/tests/test_basic.py b/tests/test_basic.py
index a16eb86..47f81d3 100644
--- a/tests/test_basic.py
+++ b/tests/test_basic.py
@@ -99,11 +99,35 @@ def _write_changelog(self) -> None:
 
     yaml = YAML()
     change_log = yaml.load(cci.test_str_data)
-    trivial_changes = change_log["releases"]["1.0.0"]["changes"]["trivial"]
 
     assert cci.test_str_data
     assert all(s in cci.test_str_data for s in ("pull/10", "pull/11", "pull/12"))
+
+    trivial_changes = change_log["releases"]["1.0.11"]["changes"]["trivial"]
     expected_number_of_entries = 3
     assert len(trivial_changes) == expected_number_of_entries
 
     assert re.findall(r"pull/(\d+)", cci.test_str_data) == ["12", "11", "10"]
+
+
+def test_sort_semver() -> None:
+    """Test sorting by semver."""
+    cci = ChangelogCIBase(
+        repository=REPO,
+        since_version="0.0.0",
+        to_version="0.0.0",
+        group_config=GROUP_CONFIG,
+    )
+    changelog = FIXTURE_DIR / "changelogs/changelog.yaml"
+
+    yaml = YAML()
+    with changelog.open(encoding="utf-8") as file:
+        data = yaml.load(file)
+
+    original = list(data["releases"].keys())
+
+    data = cci._sort_by_semver(data)
+    revised = list(data["releases"].keys())
+
+    assert original != revised
+    assert revised == ["1.0.11", "1.0.10", "1.0.2", "1.0.0"]