diff --git a/lib/updateDeps.js b/lib/updateDeps.js
index ba50c02..1daecc7 100644
--- a/lib/updateDeps.js
+++ b/lib/updateDeps.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const { writeFileSync } = require("fs");
 const recognizeFormat = require("./recognizeFormat");
 const semver = require("semver");
+const getManifest = require("./getManifest");
 
 /**
  * Resolve next package version.
@@ -136,10 +137,13 @@ const resolveNextVersion = (currentVersion, nextVersion, strategy = "override")
  * @returns {undefined}
  * @internal
  */
-const updateManifestDeps = (pkg, strategy) => {
+const updateManifestDeps = (pkg) => {
 	const { manifest, path } = pkg;
 	const { indent, trailingWhitespace } = recognizeFormat(manifest.__contents__);
 
+	// NOTE npm plugin updates pkg version, so we have to sync.
+	manifest.version = getManifest(path).version;
+
 	// Loop through localDeps to verify release consistency.
 	pkg._localDeps.forEach((d) => {
 		// Get version of dependency.