diff --git a/ts/smartnpm.classes.npmpackage.ts b/ts/smartnpm.classes.npmpackage.ts
index 6541fae..886e25e 100644
--- a/ts/smartnpm.classes.npmpackage.ts
+++ b/ts/smartnpm.classes.npmpackage.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export class NpmPackage {
           targetVersion = new plugins.smartversion.SmartVersion(targetDistTag.targetVersion);
         }
       } else {
-        const smartversion = plugins.smartversion.SmartVersion.fromFuzzyString(optionsArg.version);
+        targetVersion = plugins.smartversion.SmartVersion.fromFuzzyString(optionsArg.version);
       }
 
       // lets find the best matching release