1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/bumper b/bumper
index 624c358..8596661 100755
--- a/bumper
+++ b/bumper
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ class Bumper(cliapp.Application):
         '''Is v1 newer than v2?'''
         vi1 = self.parse_version_info(v1, None)
         vi2 = self.parse_version_info(v2, None)
-        return vi1 > vi2
+        returncode, out, err = cliapp.runcmd_unchecked(
+            ['dpkg', '--compare-versions', v1, 'gt', v2])
+        return returncode == 0
 
     def update_debian_changelog(self, version, msg):
         debian_version = '{}-1'.format(version)