diff --git a/src/Service/PackageSynchronizer/ComposerPackageSynchronizer.php b/src/Service/PackageSynchronizer/ComposerPackageSynchronizer.php
index 648ab61e..eda1d6bd 100644
--- a/src/Service/PackageSynchronizer/ComposerPackageSynchronizer.php
+++ b/src/Service/PackageSynchronizer/ComposerPackageSynchronizer.php
@@ -70,6 +70,14 @@ public function synchronize(Package $package): void
                     return $a->getReleaseDate() <=> $b->getReleaseDate();
                 }
 
+                if ($a->getStability() === Version::STABILITY_STABLE && $b->getStability() !== Version::STABILITY_STABLE) {
+                    return -1;
+                }
+
+                if ($a->getStability() !== Version::STABILITY_STABLE && $b->getStability() === Version::STABILITY_STABLE) {
+                    return 1;
+                }
+
                 return Comparator::greaterThan($a->getVersion(), $b->getVersion()) ? 1 : -1;
             });
 
diff --git a/tests/Resources/artifacts-mixed-sorting/a-dev-development.zip b/tests/Resources/artifacts-mixed-sorting/a-dev-development.zip
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1963a15d
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diff --git a/tests/Resources/artifacts-mixed-sorting/b-1.0.0.zip b/tests/Resources/artifacts-mixed-sorting/b-1.0.0.zip
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8242f165
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diff --git a/tests/Unit/Service/PackageSynchronizer/ComposerPackageSynchronizerTest.php b/tests/Unit/Service/PackageSynchronizer/ComposerPackageSynchronizerTest.php
index a36849ed..79f6039a 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Service/PackageSynchronizer/ComposerPackageSynchronizerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Service/PackageSynchronizer/ComposerPackageSynchronizerTest.php
@@ -111,6 +111,15 @@ public function testSynchronizePackageFromArtifacts(): void
         self::assertContains('suggests-buddy-works/suggests-You really should', $linkStrings);
     }
 
+    public function testWithMostRecentUnstable(): void
+    {
+        $this->downloader->addContent($this->resourcesDir.'artifacts-mixed-sorting', 'foobar');
+        $package = PackageMother::withOrganization('artifact', $this->resourcesDir.'artifacts-mixed-sorting', 'buddy');
+        $this->synchronizer->synchronize($package);
+
+        self::assertEquals('v1.0.0', $this->getProperty($package, 'latestReleasedVersion'));
+    }
+
     public function testSynchronizePackageThatAlreadyExists(): void
     {
         $path = $this->baseDir.'/buddy/p/buddy-works/alpha.json';