diff --git a/src/git_conventional_version/versioning/releases.py b/src/git_conventional_version/versioning/releases.py
index 0d7e690..4d9bf15 100644
--- a/src/git_conventional_version/versioning/releases.py
+++ b/src/git_conventional_version/versioning/releases.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def _get_version_strings(self) -> List[str]:
     def _sort_version_strings(self, version_strings: List[str]) -> List[str]:
         return sorted(
             version_strings,
-            key=lambda x: tuple(re.findall(r'\d+', x)),
+            key=lambda x: tuple([int(i) for i in re.findall(r'\d+', x)]),
             reverse=True
         )
 
@@ -113,4 +113,4 @@ class AlphaRelease(PreRelease):
 class BetaRelease(PreRelease):
     """Handles beta versions specifically.
     """
-    version_class = BetaVersion
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+    version_class = BetaVersion