diff --git a/src/installer.ts b/src/installer.ts
index 675fd2b51..b324b09a3 100644
--- a/src/installer.ts
+++ b/src/installer.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import * as tc from '@actions/tool-cache';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as semver from 'semver';
 import fs = require('fs');
+import {compare} from 'semver';
 
 //
 // Node versions interface
@@ -355,19 +356,13 @@ async function resolveVersionFromManifest(
   }
 }
 
-// TODO - should we just export this from @actions/tool-cache? Lifted directly from there
 export function evaluateVersions(
   versions: string[],
   versionSpec: string
 ): string {
   let version = '';
   core.debug(`evaluating ${versions.length} versions`);
-  versions = versions.sort((a, b) => {
-    if (semver.gt(a, b)) {
-      return 1;
-    }
-    return -1;
-  });
+  versions = versions.sort(compare);
 
   const matcher: (potential: string) => boolean = isVersionCanary(versionSpec)
     ? evaluateCanaryMatcher(versionSpec)