diff --git a/src/dasmon_app/pyproject.toml b/src/dasmon_app/pyproject.toml
index e5e3811f..a01110b6 100644
--- a/src/dasmon_app/pyproject.toml
+++ b/src/dasmon_app/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ method = "git"
 default-tag = "1.0.0"
 
 [tool.versioningit.next-version]
-method = "minor"
+method = "smallest"
 
 [tool.versioningit.format]
 distance = "{next_version}.dev{distance}"
diff --git a/src/webmon_app/pyproject.toml b/src/webmon_app/pyproject.toml
index 1a2b60ab..1927511b 100644
--- a/src/webmon_app/pyproject.toml
+++ b/src/webmon_app/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ method = "git"
 default-tag = "1.0.0"
 
 [tool.versioningit.next-version]
-method = "minor"
+method = "smallest"
 
 [tool.versioningit.format]
 distance = "{next_version}.dev{distance}"
diff --git a/src/workflow_app/pyproject.toml b/src/workflow_app/pyproject.toml
index 140cdbb2..52abf029 100644
--- a/src/workflow_app/pyproject.toml
+++ b/src/workflow_app/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ method = "git"
 default-tag = "1.0.0"
 
 [tool.versioningit.next-version]
-method = "minor"
+method = "smallest"
 
 [tool.versioningit.format]
 distance = "{next_version}.dev{distance}"