diff --git a/apps/files_versions/lib/AppInfo/Application.php b/apps/files_versions/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
index dcc446d1ff632..1f35034d8207e 100644
--- a/apps/files_versions/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
+++ b/apps/files_versions/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ public function register(IRegistrationContext $context): void {
 		$context->registerEventListener(BeforeNodeRenamedEvent::class, FileEventsListener::class);
 		$context->registerEventListener(BeforeNodeCopiedEvent::class, FileEventsListener::class);
 
-		$context->registerEventListener(NodeWrittenEvent::class, VersionAuthorListener::class);
+		// we add the version author listener with lower priority to make sure new versions already are created by FileEventsListener
+		$context->registerEventListener(NodeWrittenEvent::class, VersionAuthorListener::class, -1);
 
 		$context->registerEventListener(VersionRestoredEvent::class, LegacyRollbackListener::class);
 	}