diff --git a/packages/component-fixture-manager/src/fixtures/collectionIDs.js b/packages/component-fixture-manager/src/fixtures/collectionIDs.js
index d4d27580eba01b480a3de9ec5650fc7a0dcc8b01..4f351142bab1ef0de0b4c1d82f767ed391b42b75 100644
--- a/packages/component-fixture-manager/src/fixtures/collectionIDs.js
+++ b/packages/component-fixture-manager/src/fixtures/collectionIDs.js
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ const chance = new Chance()
 module.exports = {
   standardCollID: chance.guid(),
   collectionReviewCompletedID: chance.guid(),
+  twoVersionsCollectionId: chance.guid(),
 }
diff --git a/packages/component-fixture-manager/src/fixtures/collections.js b/packages/component-fixture-manager/src/fixtures/collections.js
index 4984c9f078027f840f262f68a5fd22b914b87cbf..1b07746e940fd74eb94f4a6bb46118ed9a3b514f 100644
--- a/packages/component-fixture-manager/src/fixtures/collections.js
+++ b/packages/component-fixture-manager/src/fixtures/collections.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const { fragment, reviewCompletedFragment } = require('./fragments')
 const {
   standardCollID,
   collectionReviewCompletedID,
+  twoVersionsCollectionId,
 } = require('./collectionIDs')
 
 const chance = new Chance()
@@ -123,6 +124,36 @@ const collections = {
     },
     technicalChecks: {},
   },
+  twoVersionsCollection: {
+    id: twoVersionsCollectionId,
+    title: chance.sentence(),
+    type: 'collection',
+    fragments: [fragment.id, reviewCompletedFragment.id],
+    owners: [user.id],
+    save: jest.fn(() => collections.collection),
+    invitations: [
+      {
+        id: chance.guid(),
+        role: 'handlingEditor',
+        hasAnswer: true,
+        isAccepted: false,
+        userId: handlingEditor.id,
+        invitedOn: chance.timestamp(),
+        respondedOn: null,
+      },
+    ],
+    handlingEditor: {
+      id: handlingEditor.id,
+      hasAnswer: false,
+      isAccepted: false,
+      email: handlingEditor.email,
+      invitedOn: chance.timestamp(),
+      respondedOn: null,
+      name: `${handlingEditor.firstName} ${handlingEditor.lastName}`,
+    },
+    status: 'revisionRequested',
+    customId: chance.natural({ min: 999999, max: 9999999 }),
+  },
 }
 
 module.exports = collections
diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js
index 55d54aa4274c9035da2fe92342ccab04929b6220..28ef9ffcd5708f36094bbaddc54c7c37b5730b85 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const uuid = require('uuid')
-const { pick, get, set, has, isEmpty } = require('lodash')
+const { pick, get, set, has, isEmpty, last } = require('lodash')
 const config = require('config')
 const { v4 } = require('uuid')
 
@@ -70,17 +70,25 @@ module.exports = models => async (req, res) => {
     })
 
   if (
-    recommendation === recommendations.publish &&
     recommendationType === recommendations.type.editor &&
     collection.handlingEditor &&
     collection.handlingEditor.id === req.user
   ) {
     const fragmentHelper = new Fragment({ fragment })
-    if (!fragmentHelper.hasReviewReport()) {
+    if (
+      recommendation === recommendations.publish &&
+      !fragmentHelper.hasReviewReport()
+    ) {
       return res
         .status(400)
         .json({ error: 'Cannot publish without at least one reviewer report.' })
     }
+
+    if (last(collection.fragments) !== fragmentId) {
+      return res
+        .status(400)
+        .json({ error: 'Cannot make a recommendation on an older version.' })
+    }
   }
 
   fragment.recommendations = fragment.recommendations || []
diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/tests/fragmentsRecommendations/post.test.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/tests/fragmentsRecommendations/post.test.js
index b090a9cb6fc1ae464488560f7032b0ff97388dea..7ea43a34dd81e851e260393abcead2e4dd03462e 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/tests/fragmentsRecommendations/post.test.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/tests/fragmentsRecommendations/post.test.js
@@ -357,4 +357,31 @@ describe('Post fragments recommendations route handler', () => {
       'Cannot publish without at least one reviewer report.',
     )
   })
+
+  it('should return an error when a HE makes a recommendation on an older version of a manuscript', async () => {
+    const { handlingEditor } = testFixtures.users
+    const { twoVersionsCollection } = testFixtures.collections
+    const { fragment } = testFixtures.fragments
+    body.recommendation = 'publish'
+    body.recommendationType = 'editorRecommendation'
+
+    const res = await requests.sendRequest({
+      body,
+      userId: handlingEditor.id,
+      models,
+      route,
+      path,
+      params: {
+        collectionId: twoVersionsCollection.id,
+        fragmentId: fragment.id,
+      },
+    })
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(400)
+    const data = JSON.parse(res._getData())
+
+    expect(data.error).toEqual(
+      'Cannot make a recommendation on an older version.',
+    )
+  })
 })