2 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb b/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb
index 332237a57..ced49b7b2 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class Tab < OpenStruct
 
   def parsed_homebrew_version
     return Version::NULL if homebrew_version.nil?
-    Version.new(homebrew_tag)
+    Version.new(homebrew_version)
   end
 
   # Whether there is reliable runtime dependency information in the receipt.
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/tab_test.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/tab_test.rb
index eecb11194..bc0be8576 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/tab_test.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/tab_test.rb
@@ -86,11 +86,18 @@ class TabTests < Homebrew::TestCase
 
     tab = Tab.new(homebrew_version: "1.2.3")
     assert_equal "1.2.3", tab.parsed_homebrew_version
+    assert tab.parsed_homebrew_version < "1.2.3-1-g12789abdf"
     assert_kind_of Version, tab.parsed_homebrew_version
 
+    tab.homebrew_version = "1.2.4-567-g12789abdf"
+    assert tab.parsed_homebrew_version > "1.2.4"
+    assert tab.parsed_homebrew_version > "1.2.4-566-g21789abdf"
+    assert tab.parsed_homebrew_version < "1.2.4-568-g01789abdf"
+
     tab = Tab.new(homebrew_version: "2.0.0-134-gabcdefabc-dirty")
-    assert_equal "2.0.0", tab.parsed_homebrew_version
-    assert_kind_of Version, tab.parsed_homebrew_version
+    assert tab.parsed_homebrew_version > "2.0.0"
+    assert tab.parsed_homebrew_version > "2.0.0-133-g21789abdf"
+    assert tab.parsed_homebrew_version < "2.0.0-135-g01789abdf"
   end
 
   def test_reliable_runtime_dependencies?