diff --git a/api/util/release.go b/api/util/release.go
index 445be11..e051ac1 100644
--- a/api/util/release.go
+++ b/api/util/release.go
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ import (
 	apps "github.com/ninech/apis/apps/v1alpha1"
 )
 
-// OrderReleaseList orders the given list of releases, moving the latest
-// release to the beginning of the list
-func OrderReleaseList(releaseList *apps.ReleaseList) {
+// OrderReleaseList orders the given list of releases first by name and then by
+// creation timestamp latest to oldest. Reverse reverses the order by creation
+// timestamp to oldest to latest.
+func OrderReleaseList(releaseList *apps.ReleaseList, reverse bool) {
 	if len(releaseList.Items) <= 1 {
 		return
 	}
@@ -21,6 +22,9 @@ func OrderReleaseList(releaseList *apps.ReleaseList) {
 			return applicationNameI < applicationNameJ
 		}
 
-		return releaseList.Items[i].CreationTimestampNano < releaseList.Items[j].CreationTimestampNano
+		if reverse {
+			return releaseList.Items[i].CreationTimestampNano < releaseList.Items[j].CreationTimestampNano
+		}
+		return releaseList.Items[i].CreationTimestampNano > releaseList.Items[j].CreationTimestampNano
 	})
 }
diff --git a/exec/application.go b/exec/application.go
index 2739ab4..74ff41f 100644
--- a/exec/application.go
+++ b/exec/application.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (cmd *applicationCmd) Run(ctx context.Context, client *api.Client, exec *Cm
 }
 
 func latestAvailableRelease(releases *apps.ReleaseList) *apps.Release {
-	util.OrderReleaseList(releases)
+	util.OrderReleaseList(releases, false)
 	for _, release := range releases.Items {
 		if release.Status.AtProvider.ReleaseStatus == apps.ReleaseProcessStatusAvailable {
 			return &release
diff --git a/get/releases.go b/get/releases.go
index a617a3b..7213818 100644
--- a/get/releases.go
+++ b/get/releases.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (cmd *releasesCmd) Run(ctx context.Context, client *api.Client, get *Cmd) e
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	util.OrderReleaseList(releaseList)
+	util.OrderReleaseList(releaseList, true)
 
 	switch get.Output {
 	case full: