diff --git a/enrichment_test.go b/enrichment_test.go
index 7a1ab6e..2498406 100644
--- a/enrichment_test.go
+++ b/enrichment_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ecosyste-ms/ecosystems-go"
 	"github.com/ecosyste-ms/ecosystems-go/packages"
+	"github.com/git-pkgs/registries"
 	"github.com/oapi-codegen/nullable"
 )
 
@@ -399,22 +400,122 @@ func TestHasRepositoryURL(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestPURLType(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		purl string
+		want string
+	}{
+		{"pkg:npm/lodash", "npm"},
+		{"not a purl", ""},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.purl, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := purlType(tt.purl)
+			if got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("purlType(%q) = %q, want %q", tt.purl, got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestFindLatestVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
 		versions []VersionInfo
+		scheme   string
 		want     string
 	}{
-		{nil, ""},
-		{[]VersionInfo{{Number: "1.0.0"}}, "1.0.0"},
-		{[]VersionInfo{{Number: "1.0.0"}, {Number: "2.0.0"}, {Number: "1.5.0"}}, "2.0.0"},
-		{[]VersionInfo{{Number: "3.0.0"}, {Number: "1.0.0"}}, "3.0.0"},
+		{
+			name: "empty",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "single version",
+			versions: []VersionInfo{{Number: "1.0.0"}},
+			scheme:   "npm",
+			want:     "1.0.0",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "highest semver",
+			versions: []VersionInfo{
+				{Number: "1.0.0"},
+				{Number: "2.0.0"},
+				{Number: "1.5.0"},
+			},
+			scheme: "npm",
+			want:   "2.0.0",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "keeps initial latest",
+			versions: []VersionInfo{
+				{Number: "3.0.0"},
+				{Number: "1.0.0"},
+			},
+			scheme: "npm",
+			want:   "3.0.0",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "uses scheme ordering",
+			versions: []VersionInfo{
+				{Number: "1.0~rc1"},
+				{Number: "1.0"},
+			},
+			scheme: "deb",
+			want:   "1.0",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "skips yanked status",
+			versions: []VersionInfo{
+				{Number: "2.0.0", Status: string(registries.StatusYanked)},
+				{Number: "1.0.0"},
+			},
+			scheme: "npm",
+			want:   "1.0.0",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "skips deprecated status",
+			versions: []VersionInfo{
+				{Number: "2.0.0", Status: string(registries.StatusDeprecated)},
+				{Number: "1.0.0"},
+			},
+			scheme: "npm",
+			want:   "1.0.0",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "skips retracted status",
+			versions: []VersionInfo{
+				{Number: "2.0.0", Status: string(registries.StatusRetracted)},
+				{Number: "1.0.0"},
+			},
+			scheme: "npm",
+			want:   "1.0.0",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "skips yanked boolean",
+			versions: []VersionInfo{
+				{Number: "2.0.0", Yanked: true},
+				{Number: "1.0.0"},
+			},
+			scheme: "npm",
+			want:   "1.0.0",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "returns empty when all unavailable",
+			versions: []VersionInfo{
+				{Number: "2.0.0", Status: string(registries.StatusYanked)},
+				{Number: "1.0.0", Status: string(registries.StatusDeprecated)},
+			},
+			scheme: "npm",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
-		got := findLatestVersion(tt.versions)
-		if got != tt.want {
-			t.Errorf("findLatestVersion() = %q, want %q", got, tt.want)
-		}
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := findLatestVersion(tt.versions, tt.scheme)
+			if got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("findLatestVersion() = %q, want %q", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/registries.go b/registries.go
index ce11d60..c4f65d7 100644
--- a/registries.go
+++ b/registries.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (c *RegistriesClient) BulkLookup(ctx context.Context, purls []string) (map[
 				if err != nil || len(versions) == 0 {
 					return
 				}
-				latest := findLatestVersion(versions)
+				latest := findLatestVersion(versions, purlType(purlStr))
 				mu.Lock()
 				latestVersions[purlStr] = latest
 				mu.Unlock()
@@ -76,11 +76,7 @@ func (c *RegistriesClient) BulkLookup(ctx context.Context, purls []string) (map[
 			continue
 		}
 
-		p, _ := purl.Parse(purlStr)
-		ecosystem := ""
-		if p != nil {
-			ecosystem = p.Type
-		}
+		ecosystem := purlType(purlStr)
 
 		info := &PackageInfo{
 			Ecosystem:     ecosystem,
@@ -112,20 +108,41 @@ func acquireSemaphore(ctx context.Context, sem chan<- struct{}) bool {
 	}
 }
 
-// findLatestVersion returns the highest version from a list using semver comparison.
-func findLatestVersion(versions []VersionInfo) string {
-	if len(versions) == 0 {
+func purlType(purlStr string) string {
+	p, err := purl.Parse(purlStr)
+	if err != nil || p == nil {
 		return ""
 	}
-	latest := versions[0].Number
-	for _, v := range versions[1:] {
-		if vers.Compare(v.Number, latest) > 0 {
+	return p.Type
+}
+
+// findLatestVersion returns the highest available version using ecosystem ordering.
+func findLatestVersion(versions []VersionInfo, scheme string) string {
+	var latest string
+	for _, v := range versions {
+		if unavailableVersion(v) {
+			continue
+		}
+		if latest == "" || vers.CompareWithScheme(v.Number, latest, scheme) > 0 {
 			latest = v.Number
 		}
 	}
 	return latest
 }
 
+func unavailableVersion(v VersionInfo) bool {
+	if v.Yanked {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	switch v.Status {
+	case string(registries.StatusYanked), string(registries.StatusDeprecated), string(registries.StatusRetracted):
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
 func (c *RegistriesClient) GetVersions(ctx context.Context, purlStr string) ([]VersionInfo, error) {
 	reg, name, _, err := registries.NewFromPURL(purlStr, c.client)
 	if err != nil {