diff --git a/packagedb/api.py b/packagedb/api.py
index 305e1539..5cb3f30f 100644
--- a/packagedb/api.py
+++ b/packagedb/api.py
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ def list(self, request, format=None):
                 return Response(message, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
 
             lookups = purl_to_lookups(purl)
-            packages = Package.objects.filter(**lookups)
+            packages = Package.objects.filter(**lookups).order_by('-version')
             if packages.count() == 0:
                 message = {}
                 if errors: