diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-updater-api.yml b/.github/workflows/update-updater-api.yml
index 906278ef3..c8f73ea15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-updater-api.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-updater-api.yml
@@ -41,9 +41,42 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Update channel info
         run: |
-          cp new_build_info.json "channels/${{ steps.channel.outputs.CHANNEL }}.json"
-          cp new_build_info.json "channels/${{ steps.channel.outputs.MAJOR }}.json"
-          cp new_build_info.json "channels/${{ steps.channel.outputs.MINOR }}.json"
+          function version_id() {
+            major=$(echo $1 | cut -d. -f1)
+            minor=$(echo $1 | cut -d. -f2)
+            patch=$(echo $1 | cut -d. -f3)
+            echo $(((major * 1000000) + (minor * 1000) + patch))
+          }
+
+          function update_channel() {
+            local target_file_name="$1"
+            local new_file_name="$2"
+
+            local old_version_id
+            local new_version_id
+
+            if [ ! -f "$target_file_name" ]; then
+              echo "Creating channel file: $target_file_name"
+              cp "$new_file_name" "$target_file_name"
+            else
+              old_version_id=$(version_id "$(jq -r '.base_version' "$target_file_name")")
+              new_version_id=$(version_id "$(jq -r '.base_version' "$new_file_name")")
+
+              echo "Old version ID: $old_version_id"
+              echo "New version ID: $new_version_id"
+
+              if [ $new_version_id -ge $old_version_id ]; then #suffixed versions will have the same version ID - assume they'll always be newer
+                echo "Updating channel file: $target_file_name ($old_version_id -> $new_version_id)"
+                cp "$new_file_name" "$target_file_name"
+              else
+                echo "Version $new_version_id is less than $old_version_id, not updating channel file: $target_file_name"
+              fi
+            fi
+          }
+
+          update_channel "channels/${{ steps.channel.outputs.CHANNEL }}.json" "new_build_info.json"
+          update_channel "channels/${{ steps.channel.outputs.MAJOR }}.json" "new_build_info.json"
+          update_channel "channels/${{ steps.channel.outputs.MINOR }}.json" "new_build_info.json"
           rm new_build_info.json
 
       - name: Commit changes