diff --git a/antora-playbook.yml b/antora-playbook.yml
index 11ab624231..e55599cbcc 100644
--- a/antora-playbook.yml
+++ b/antora-playbook.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 antora:
   extensions:
   - '@springio/antora-extensions/partial-build-extension'
+  # atlas-extension must be before latest-version-extension so latest versions are applied to imported versions
+  - '@antora/atlas-extension'
   - require: '@springio/antora-extensions/latest-version-extension'
   - require: '@springio/antora-extensions/inject-collector-cache-config-extension'
   - '@antora/collector-extension'
-  - '@antora/atlas-extension'
   - require: '@springio/antora-extensions/root-component-extension'
     root_component_name: 'kafka'
   - '@springio/antora-extensions/static-page-extension'