diff --git a/report/src/filter.test.ts b/report/src/filter.test.ts
index 4457708..7d13e18 100644
--- a/report/src/filter.test.ts
+++ b/report/src/filter.test.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,58 @@ describe("BenchmarkVariables", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("ranks ClientVersion values by their most recent run", () => {
+    const versionedRuns: BenchmarkRun[] = [
+      {
+        sourceFile: "v1-old.json",
+        testName: "old v1",
+        testDescription: "",
+        outputDir: "/tmp/v1-old",
+        createdAt: "2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+        testConfig: { ClientVersion: "base/v1", NodeType: "reth" },
+        result: { success: true },
+      },
+      {
+        sourceFile: "v2.json",
+        testName: "v2",
+        testDescription: "",
+        outputDir: "/tmp/v2",
+        createdAt: "2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z",
+        testConfig: { ClientVersion: "base/v2", NodeType: "reth" },
+        result: { success: true },
+      },
+      {
+        sourceFile: "v1-latest.json",
+        testName: "latest v1",
+        testDescription: "",
+        outputDir: "/tmp/v1-latest",
+        createdAt: "2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z",
+        testConfig: { ClientVersion: "base/v1", NodeType: "reth" },
+        result: { success: true },
+      },
+      {
+        sourceFile: "unknown.json",
+        testName: "unknown",
+        testDescription: "",
+        outputDir: "/tmp/unknown",
+        createdAt: "not-a-timestamp",
+        testConfig: { ClientVersion: "base/unknown", NodeType: "reth" },
+        result: { success: true },
+      },
+    ];
+
+    const result = getBenchmarkVariables(versionedRuns, {
+      params: {},
+      byMetric: "NodeType",
+    });
+
+    expect(result.variables.ClientVersion).toEqual([
+      "base/v1",
+      "base/v2",
+      "base/unknown",
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it("should provide options even if the current selection has no matches", () => {
     const result = getBenchmarkVariables(sampleRuns, {
       params: { GasLimit: 100, ExtraParam: false }, // This specific combo has no runs
diff --git a/report/src/filter.ts b/report/src/filter.ts
index c8b3a97..95b40e4 100644
--- a/report/src/filter.ts
+++ b/report/src/filter.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,53 @@ function matchRuns<T extends { testConfig: Record<string, string | number> }>(
   });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Client versions identify builds, not a naturally lexical configuration
+ * dimension. Show the version whose latest result is newest first.
+ */
+function sortFilterValues<
+  T extends {
+    testConfig: Record<string, string | number>;
+    createdAt?: string;
+  },
+>(key: string, values: Set<FilterValue>, runs: T[]): FilterValue[] {
+  const sorted = [...values];
+  if (key !== "ClientVersion") {
+    return sorted.sort();
+  }
+
+  const latestByVersion = new Map<string, number>();
+  for (const run of runs) {
+    const version = run.testConfig.ClientVersion;
+    if (version === undefined) continue;
+    const timestamp = Date.parse(run.createdAt ?? "");
+    if (Number.isNaN(timestamp)) continue;
+    const versionKey = String(version);
+    latestByVersion.set(
+      versionKey,
+      Math.max(
+        latestByVersion.get(versionKey) ?? Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY,
+        timestamp,
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
+  return sorted.sort((left, right) => {
+    const leftTimestamp = latestByVersion.get(String(left));
+    const rightTimestamp = latestByVersion.get(String(right));
+    if (
+      leftTimestamp !== undefined &&
+      rightTimestamp !== undefined &&
+      leftTimestamp !== rightTimestamp
+    ) {
+      return rightTimestamp - leftTimestamp;
+    }
+    if (leftTimestamp !== undefined) return -1;
+    if (rightTimestamp !== undefined) return 1;
+    return String(left).localeCompare(String(right));
+  });
+}
+
 /**
  * Extracts variables, calculates available filter options, and filters runs based on selections.
  * Ensures that filter options remain available even if the current selection yields no results.
@@ -47,7 +94,7 @@ export function getBenchmarkVariables<
       return Object.fromEntries(
         Object.entries(allPossibleValues)
           .filter(([, values]) => values.size > 1)
-          .map(([key, values]) => [key, [...values].sort()]),
+          .map(([key, values]) => [key, sortFilterValues(key, values, runs)]),
       );
     })(); // Immediately invoke the IIFE if needed