diff --git a/src/atom/mod.rs b/src/atom/mod.rs
index 4516410..97c57f7 100644
--- a/src/atom/mod.rs
+++ b/src/atom/mod.rs
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ impl PartialEq for Version {
     fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
         self.numbers == other.numbers
             && self.suffixes == other.suffixes
+            && self.letter == other.letter
             && match (&self.rev, &other.rev) {
                 (Some(a), Some(b)) => {
                     a.get().parse::<u64>().unwrap() == b.get().parse::<u64>().unwrap()
@@ -353,24 +354,38 @@ impl PartialOrd for Version {
 impl Ord for Version {
     fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering {
         match self.numbers.cmp(&other.numbers) {
-            Ordering::Less => Ordering::Less,
-            Ordering::Greater => Ordering::Greater,
-            Ordering::Equal => match self.suffixes.cmp(&other.suffixes) {
-                Ordering::Less => Ordering::Less,
-                Ordering::Greater => Ordering::Greater,
-                Ordering::Equal => match (&self.rev, &other.rev) {
-                    (Some(a), Some(b)) => a
-                        .get()
-                        .parse::<u64>()
-                        .unwrap()
-                        .cmp(&b.get().parse().unwrap()),
-                    (Some(a), None) if a.get().chars().all(|c| c == '0') => Ordering::Equal,
-                    (Some(_), None) => Ordering::Greater,
-                    (None, Some(b)) if b.get().chars().all(|c| c == '0') => Ordering::Equal,
-                    (None, Some(_)) => Ordering::Less,
-                    (None, None) => Ordering::Equal,
-                },
-            },
+            Ordering::Less => return Ordering::Less,
+            Ordering::Greater => return Ordering::Greater,
+            Ordering::Equal => (),
+        }
+
+        match self.suffixes.cmp(&other.suffixes) {
+            Ordering::Less => return Ordering::Less,
+            Ordering::Greater => return Ordering::Greater,
+            Ordering::Equal => (),
+        }
+
+        match (self.letter, other.letter) {
+            (Some(a), Some(b)) if a < b => return Ordering::Less,
+            (Some(a), Some(b)) if a > b => return Ordering::Greater,
+            (Some(a), Some(b)) if a == b => (),
+            (Some(_), None) => return Ordering::Greater,
+            (None, Some(_)) => return Ordering::Less,
+            (None, None) => (),
+            _ => unreachable!(),
+        };
+
+        match (&self.rev, &other.rev) {
+            (Some(a), Some(b)) => a
+                .get()
+                .parse::<u64>()
+                .unwrap()
+                .cmp(&b.get().parse().unwrap()),
+            (Some(a), None) if a.get().chars().all(|c| c == '0') => Ordering::Equal,
+            (Some(_), None) => Ordering::Greater,
+            (None, Some(b)) if b.get().chars().all(|c| c == '0') => Ordering::Equal,
+            (None, Some(_)) => Ordering::Less,
+            (None, None) => Ordering::Equal,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -738,4 +753,16 @@ mod test {
             assert_partial_cmp_display!(a, b, ordering);
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_version_cmp_letter() {
+        let a = Version::parser()
+            .parse_finished(InputIter::new("1.0.0"))
+            .unwrap();
+        let b = Version::parser()
+            .parse_finished(InputIter::new("1.0.0a"))
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert_cmp_display!(a, b, Ordering::Less);
+    }
 }