diff --git a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/UseLatestReleasesMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/UseLatestReleasesMojo.java
index 7afa71d298..3613f131dd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/UseLatestReleasesMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/UseLatestReleasesMojo.java
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.api.PomHelper;
 import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.api.Segment;
 import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.ordering.InvalidSegmentException;
-import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.ordering.MajorMinorIncrementalFilter;
 import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.rewriting.ModifiedPomXMLEventReader;
 import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.utils.DependencyBuilder;
 
@@ -151,8 +150,6 @@ private void useLatestReleases( ModifiedPomXMLEventReader pom, Collection<Depend
     {
         Optional<Segment> unchangedSegment = determineUnchangedSegment( allowMajorUpdates, allowMinorUpdates,
                 allowIncrementalUpdates );
-        MajorMinorIncrementalFilter majorMinorIncfilter =
-            new MajorMinorIncrementalFilter( allowMajorUpdates, allowMinorUpdates, allowIncrementalUpdates );
 
         for ( Dependency dep : dependencies )
         {
@@ -185,10 +182,9 @@ private void useLatestReleases( ModifiedPomXMLEventReader pom, Collection<Depend
                 ArtifactVersions versions = getHelper().lookupArtifactVersions( artifact, false );
                 try
                 {
-                    ArtifactVersion[] newer = versions.getNewerVersions( version, unchangedSegment, false );
-                    newer = filterVersionsWithIncludes( newer, artifact );
-
-                    ArtifactVersion[] filteredVersions = majorMinorIncfilter.filter( selectedVersion, newer );
+                    // TODO consider creating a search + filter in the Details services to get latest release.
+                    ArtifactVersion[] newer = versions.getNewerVersions( version, unchangedSegment, false, false );
+                    ArtifactVersion[] filteredVersions = filterVersionsWithIncludes( newer, artifact );
                     if ( filteredVersions.length > 0 )
                     {
                         String newVersion = filteredVersions[filteredVersions.length - 1].toString();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/UseLatestSnapshotsMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/UseLatestSnapshotsMojo.java
index 023265a752..50ee454d9f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/UseLatestSnapshotsMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/UseLatestSnapshotsMojo.java
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.api.PomHelper;
 import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.api.Segment;
 import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.ordering.InvalidSegmentException;
-import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.ordering.MajorMinorIncrementalFilter;
 import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.ordering.VersionComparator;
 import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.rewriting.ModifiedPomXMLEventReader;
 import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.utils.DependencyBuilder;
@@ -151,8 +150,6 @@ private void useLatestSnapshots( ModifiedPomXMLEventReader pom, Collection<Depen
     {
         Optional<Segment> unchangedSegment = determineUnchangedSegment( allowMajorUpdates, allowMinorUpdates,
                 allowIncrementalUpdates );
-        MajorMinorIncrementalFilter majorMinorIncfilter =
-            new MajorMinorIncrementalFilter( allowMajorUpdates, allowMinorUpdates, allowIncrementalUpdates );
 
         for ( Dependency dep : dependencies )
         {
@@ -201,6 +198,7 @@ private void useLatestSnapshots( ModifiedPomXMLEventReader pom, Collection<Depen
                     ArtifactVersion[] newer = versions.getVersions( restriction, true );
                     getLog().debug( "Candidate versions " + Arrays.asList( newer ) );
 
+                    // TODO consider creating a search + filter in the Details services to get latest snapshot.
                     String latestVersion;
                     ArrayList<ArtifactVersion> snapshotsOnly = new ArrayList<>();
 
@@ -212,13 +210,8 @@ private void useLatestSnapshots( ModifiedPomXMLEventReader pom, Collection<Depen
                             snapshotsOnly.add( artifactVersion );
                         }
                     }
-                    getLog().debug( "Snapshot Only versions " + snapshotsOnly );
-
-                    ArtifactVersion[] filteredVersions = majorMinorIncfilter.filter(
-                            selectedVersion, snapshotsOnly.toArray( new ArtifactVersion[0] ) );
-                    getLog().debug( "Filtered versions " + Arrays.asList( filteredVersions ) );
-
-
+                    ArtifactVersion[] filteredVersions = snapshotsOnly.toArray(
+                            new ArtifactVersion[snapshotsOnly.size()] );
                     if ( filteredVersions.length > 0 )
                     {
                         latestVersion = filteredVersions[filteredVersions.length - 1].toString();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/UseLatestVersionsMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/UseLatestVersionsMojo.java
index 172da4e174..fd10d8a537 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/UseLatestVersionsMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/UseLatestVersionsMojo.java
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.api.PomHelper;
 import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.api.Segment;
 import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.ordering.InvalidSegmentException;
-import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.ordering.MajorMinorIncrementalFilter;
 import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.rewriting.ModifiedPomXMLEventReader;
 import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.utils.DependencyBuilder;
 
@@ -167,8 +166,6 @@ private void useLatestVersions( ModifiedPomXMLEventReader pom, Collection<Depend
     {
         Optional<Segment> unchangedSegment = determineUnchangedSegment( allowMajorUpdates, allowMinorUpdates,
                 allowIncrementalUpdates );
-        MajorMinorIncrementalFilter majorMinorIncfilter =
-            new MajorMinorIncrementalFilter( allowMajorUpdates, allowMinorUpdates, allowIncrementalUpdates );
 
         for ( Dependency dep : dependencies )
         {
@@ -199,10 +196,10 @@ private void useLatestVersions( ModifiedPomXMLEventReader pom, Collection<Depend
 
             try
             {
-                ArtifactVersion[] newerVersions = versions.getNewerVersions( version, unchangedSegment, allowSnapshots,
-                        allowDowngrade );
+                // TODO consider creating a getNewestVersion method in the Details services.
+                ArtifactVersion[] filteredVersions = versions.getNewerVersions( version, unchangedSegment,
+                        allowSnapshots, allowDowngrade );
 
-                ArtifactVersion[] filteredVersions = majorMinorIncfilter.filter( selectedVersion, newerVersions );
                 if ( filteredVersions.length > 0 )
                 {
                     String newVersion = filteredVersions[filteredVersions.length - 1].toString();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/api/AbstractVersionDetails.java b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/api/AbstractVersionDetails.java
index 8f0fff4f1f..1d03bcdc2c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/api/AbstractVersionDetails.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/api/AbstractVersionDetails.java
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ public final ArtifactVersion[] getNewerVersions( String versionString, Optional<
                 : getVersionComparator().incrementSegment( lowerBound, upperBoundSegment.get() );
 
         Restriction restriction = new Restriction( lowerBound, allowDowngrade, upperBound, allowDowngrade );
+        // TODO shouldn't allowDowngrade boolean be passed to this call ?
         return getVersions( restriction, includeSnapshots );
     }