diff --git a/src/Cli/FrameworkCommands.php b/src/Cli/FrameworkCommands.php
index c43856e0..25582ae4 100644
--- a/src/Cli/FrameworkCommands.php
+++ b/src/Cli/FrameworkCommands.php
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public function cliCosUpdate($cli = 'wp')
             $versions_file_path = "$work_dir/wpcli/Dockerfile";
             $version_file_contents = file_get_contents($versions_file_path);
             $version = $this->getCosWpCliVersion($version_file_contents);
-            
+
             $updated_version = '';
             $next_version = $this->nextWpVersionThatExists($version);
             if (!$next_version) {
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ protected function nextWpVersionThatExists($current_version)
 
         // If our versions do not match, check that the latest version exists before continuing.
         // Greater than comparision to ensure that we don't get older versions. See https://github.com/pantheon-systems/cos-framework-clis/pull/76#issuecomment-1118650316
-        if ($latest_version > $current_version) {
+        if (version_compare($latest_version, $current_version, '>')) {
             $try_version = $this->wpVersionExists($latest_version);
 
             if (!empty($try_version)) {