diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/aether/Aether.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/aether/Aether.kt
index 3ccadb13..02cb5ac6 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/aether/Aether.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/maven/aether/Aether.kt
@@ -209,8 +209,9 @@ class Aether(localRepo: File, val settings: KobaltSettings, val eventBus: EventB
                 if (KobaltAether.isRangeVersion(artifact.version)) {
                     val request = rangeRequest(artifact)
                     val v = system.resolveVersionRange(session, request)
+                    val highestVersion = v.versions.last { ! it.toString().contains("-")}.toString()
                     val ar = DefaultArtifact(artifact.groupId, artifact.artifactId, artifact.classifier,
-                            artifact.extension, v.highestVersion.toString())
+                            artifact.extension, highestVersion)
                     listOf(AetherResult(ar, request.repositories[0]))
                 } else {
                     val dependencyRequest = DependencyRequest(collectRequest(artifact, artifactScope), scopeFilter)