diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index bc2f42a..280a41b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM golang:1.20-alpine AS builder
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/interlynk-io/sbomex"
 
-RUN apk add --no-cache make
+RUN apk add --no-cache make git
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 RUN go mod download
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 864dbf3..cca20f5 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
+	"github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3"
 	_ "github.com/glebarez/go-sqlite"
 	"github.com/google/go-github/v52/github"
 	"github.com/interlynk-io/sbomex/pkg/model"
@@ -132,7 +133,18 @@ func checkIfLatestRelease() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if rr.GetTagName() != version.GetVersionInfo().GitVersion {
+	verLatest, err := semver.NewVersion(version.GetVersionInfo().GitVersion)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	verInstalled, err := semver.NewVersion(rr.GetTagName())
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	result := verInstalled.Compare(verLatest)
+	if result < 0 {
 		fmt.Printf("\nA new version of sbomex is available %s.\n\n", rr.GetTagName())
 	}
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cd34822..7952270 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
+	github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.2.1
 	github.com/common-nighthawk/go-figure v0.0.0-20210622060536-734e95fb86be // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.14 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0e558b8..cd4ca6c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.2.1 h1:RN9w6+7QoMeJVGyfmbcgs28Br8cvmnucEXnY0rYXWg0=
+github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.2.1/go.mod h1:qvl/7zhW3nngYb5+80sSMF+FG2BjYrf8m9wsX0PNOMQ=
 github.com/ProtonMail/go-crypto v0.0.0-20230217124315-7d5c6f04bbb8 h1:wPbRQzjjwFc0ih8puEVAOFGELsn1zoIIYdxvML7mDxA=
 github.com/ProtonMail/go-crypto v0.0.0-20230217124315-7d5c6f04bbb8/go.mod h1:I0gYDMZ6Z5GRU7l58bNFSkPTFN6Yl12dsUlAZ8xy98g=
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.1.0 h1:Q92kusRqC1XV2MjkWETPvjJVqKetz1OzxZB7mHJLju8=