diff --git a/packages/js/src/generators/release-version/utils/sort-projects-topologically.spec.ts b/packages/js/src/generators/release-version/utils/sort-projects-topologically.spec.ts
index 7dbcf27cfb36d..da9b8d82988a0 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/generators/release-version/utils/sort-projects-topologically.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/generators/release-version/utils/sort-projects-topologically.spec.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe('sortProjectsTopologically', () => {
     expect(result).toEqual([projectGraph.nodes.project1]);
   });
 
-  it('should return projects in the correct order', () => {
+  it('should return [2,1] if 1 depends on 2', () => {
     const projectGraph = {
       dependencies: {
         project1: [
@@ -111,4 +111,146 @@ describe('sortProjectsTopologically', () => {
     const result = sortProjectsTopologically(projectGraph, projectNodes);
     expect(result).toEqual(projectNodes);
   });
+
+  it('should return [3,2,1] if 1 depends on 2 and 2 depends on 3', () => {
+    const projectGraph = {
+      dependencies: {
+        project1: [
+          {
+            source: 'project1',
+            target: 'project2',
+            type: 'static',
+          },
+        ],
+        project2: [
+          {
+            source: 'project2',
+            target: 'project3',
+            type: 'static',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      nodes: {
+        project1: {
+          name: 'project1',
+          data: {
+            root: '',
+          },
+          type: 'app' as const,
+        },
+        project2: {
+          name: 'project2',
+          data: {
+            root: '',
+          },
+          type: 'app' as const,
+        },
+        project3: {
+          name: 'project3',
+          data: {
+            root: '',
+          },
+          type: 'app' as const,
+        },
+      },
+    };
+    const projectNodes = [
+      projectGraph.nodes.project1,
+      projectGraph.nodes.project2,
+      projectGraph.nodes.project3,
+    ];
+    const result = sortProjectsTopologically(projectGraph, projectNodes);
+    expect(result).toEqual([
+      projectGraph.nodes.project3,
+      projectGraph.nodes.project2,
+      projectGraph.nodes.project1,
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('should return [1,2,3,4] if 1 has zero dependencies, 2 has one, 3 has two, and 4 has three', () => {
+    const projectGraph = {
+      dependencies: {
+        project1: [],
+        project2: [
+          {
+            source: 'project2',
+            target: 'project1',
+            type: 'static',
+          },
+        ],
+        project3: [
+          {
+            source: 'project3',
+            target: 'project1',
+            type: 'static',
+          },
+          {
+            source: 'project3',
+            target: 'project2',
+            type: 'static',
+          },
+        ],
+        project4: [
+          {
+            source: 'project4',
+            target: 'project3',
+            type: 'static',
+          },
+          {
+            source: 'project4',
+            target: 'project2',
+            type: 'static',
+          },
+          {
+            source: 'project4',
+            target: 'project1',
+            type: 'static',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      nodes: {
+        project1: {
+          name: 'project1',
+          data: {
+            root: '',
+          },
+          type: 'app' as const,
+        },
+        project2: {
+          name: 'project2',
+          data: {
+            root: '',
+          },
+          type: 'app' as const,
+        },
+        project3: {
+          name: 'project3',
+          data: {
+            root: '',
+          },
+          type: 'app' as const,
+        },
+        project4: {
+          name: 'project4',
+          data: {
+            root: '',
+          },
+          type: 'app' as const,
+        },
+      },
+    };
+    const projectNodes = [
+      projectGraph.nodes.project1,
+      projectGraph.nodes.project2,
+      projectGraph.nodes.project3,
+      projectGraph.nodes.project4,
+    ];
+    const result = sortProjectsTopologically(projectGraph, projectNodes);
+    expect(result).toEqual([
+      projectGraph.nodes.project1,
+      projectGraph.nodes.project2,
+      projectGraph.nodes.project3,
+      projectGraph.nodes.project4,
+    ]);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/js/src/generators/release-version/utils/sort-projects-topologically.ts b/packages/js/src/generators/release-version/utils/sort-projects-topologically.ts
index b89f583a4f276..d78d3fd071a8c 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/generators/release-version/utils/sort-projects-topologically.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/generators/release-version/utils/sort-projects-topologically.ts
@@ -39,14 +39,16 @@ export function sortProjectsTopologically(
     sortedProjects.push(node);
 
     // Process each project that depends on the current node
-    filteredDependencies.forEach((dep) => {
-      const dependentNode = projectGraph.nodes[dep.source];
-      const count = edges.get(dependentNode) - 1;
-      edges.set(dependentNode, count);
-      if (count === 0) {
-        processQueue.push(dependentNode);
-      }
-    });
+    filteredDependencies
+      .filter((dep) => dep.target === node.name)
+      .forEach((dep) => {
+        const dependentNode = projectGraph.nodes[dep.source];
+        const count = edges.get(dependentNode) - 1;
+        edges.set(dependentNode, count);
+        if (count === 0) {
+          processQueue.push(dependentNode);
+        }
+      });
   }
 
   /**