diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/bump.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/bump.rb
index 9dd4d193f3..bf933a6877 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/bump.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/bump.rb
@@ -242,7 +242,10 @@ module Homebrew
 
     new_version = if livecheck_latest.is_a?(Version) && livecheck_latest > current_version
       livecheck_latest
-    elsif repology_latest.is_a?(Version) && repology_latest > current_version && !formula_or_cask.livecheckable?
+    elsif repology_latest.is_a?(Version) &&
+          repology_latest > current_version &&
+          !formula_or_cask.livecheckable? &&
+          current_version != "latest"
       repology_latest
     end.presence