diff --git a/packages/melos/lib/src/commands/bootstrap.dart b/packages/melos/lib/src/commands/bootstrap.dart
index 8ba747dd..887f6f35 100644
--- a/packages/melos/lib/src/commands/bootstrap.dart
+++ b/packages/melos/lib/src/commands/bootstrap.dart
@@ -351,7 +351,10 @@ mixin _BootstrapMixin on _CleanMixin {
     // dependencies that have a different version specified in the workspace.
     final dependenciesToUpdate = workspaceDependencies.entries.where((entry) {
       if (!packageDependencies.containsKey(entry.key)) return false;
-      return !_areDependenciesEqual(packageDependencies[entry.key], entry.value);
+      if (_areDependenciesEqual(packageDependencies[entry.key], entry.value)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      return true;
     });
 
     for (final entry in dependenciesToUpdate) {