diff --git a/CHANGES/2571.bugfix b/CHANGES/2571.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..848f6ceea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/2571.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add default descending semver ordering to the collection version search endpoint when no explicit ordering is requested.
diff --git a/pulp_ansible/app/galaxy/v3/viewsets.py b/pulp_ansible/app/galaxy/v3/viewsets.py
index 602d6e4ec..701f33184 100644
--- a/pulp_ansible/app/galaxy/v3/viewsets.py
+++ b/pulp_ansible/app/galaxy/v3/viewsets.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def get_queryset(self):
             if hasattr(permission_class, "scope_queryset"):
                 qs = permission_class.scope_queryset(self, qs)
 
-        return qs
+        return qs.order_by("-collection_version__version")
 
     def rebuild(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         async_result = dispatch(