diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index f034dae..ef36294 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func CheckForUpdate(cCtx *cli.Context, afs afero.Fs) error {
 
 	// check for update if version is set
 	if cfg.UpdateCheckEnabled && currentVersion != "" {
-		newer, latestVersion, err := util.CheckForNewerVersion(github.NewClient(nil), "v0.0.0")
+		newer, latestVersion, err := util.CheckForNewerVersion(github.NewClient(nil), currentVersion)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error checking for newer version of RITA: %w", err)
 		}