diff --git a/checkversion b/checkversion
index 27a6870..20a17c6 100755
--- a/checkversion
+++ b/checkversion
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ function archversion_check() {
         package_version=$(yay -Sia "$pkg" | grep -e '^Version' | sed 's|^Version *: *||;s|-[0-9]$||')
 
         # Compare versions and handle accordingly
-        vercmp_check "$pkg" "$upstream_version" "$package_version"
+        vercmp_check "$pkg" "$upstream_version" "${package_version/[0-9]:}"
 
         # Add a blank line after each package when running debug for easier parsing
         [[ "$archversion_debug" = '1' ]] && printf '\n'