diff --git a/lib/updateDeps.js b/lib/updateDeps.js
index a777de2..003f25a 100644
--- a/lib/updateDeps.js
+++ b/lib/updateDeps.js
@@ -163,20 +163,29 @@ const resolveReleaseType = (pkg, bumpStrategy = "override", releaseStrategy = "p
 	// NOTE This fn also updates pkg deps, so it must be invoked anyway.
 	const dependentReleaseType = getDependentRelease(pkg, bumpStrategy, releaseStrategy, ignore, prefix);
 
+	// Define release type for dependent package if any of its deps changes.
+	// `patch`, `minor`, `major` — strictly declare the release type that occurs when any dependency is updated.
+	// `inherit` — applies the "highest" release of updated deps to the package.
+	// For example, if any dep has a breaking change, `major` release will be applied to the all dependants up the chain.
+	// If we want to inherit the release type from the dependent package
+	const types = ["patch", "minor", "major"];
+	const depIndex = dependentReleaseType ? types.indexOf(dependentReleaseType) : types.length + 1;
+	const pkgIndex = pkg._nextType ? types.indexOf(pkg._nextType) : types.length + 1;
+
+	if (releaseStrategy === "inherit" && dependentReleaseType && depIndex >= pkgIndex) {
+		return dependentReleaseType;
+	}
+
 	// Release type found by commitAnalyzer.
 	if (pkg._nextType) {
 		return pkg._nextType;
 	}
 
+	// No deps changed.
 	if (!dependentReleaseType) {
 		return undefined;
 	}
 
-	// Define release type for dependent package if any of its deps changes.
-	// `patch`, `minor`, `major` — strictly declare the release type that occurs when any dependency is updated.
-	// `inherit` — applies the "highest" release of updated deps to the package.
-	// For example, if any dep has a breaking change, `major` release will be applied to the all dependants up the chain.
-
 	pkg._nextType = releaseStrategy === "inherit" ? dependentReleaseType : releaseStrategy;
 
 	return pkg._nextType;
diff --git a/test/lib/updateDeps.test.js b/test/lib/updateDeps.test.js
index 3ab2e98..ef75417 100644
--- a/test/lib/updateDeps.test.js
+++ b/test/lib/updateDeps.test.js
@@ -85,6 +85,29 @@ describe("resolveReleaseType()", () => {
 			"inherit",
 			"major"
 		],
+		[
+			"implements `inherit` strategy: returns the highest release type of any deps even if the local package has changes",
+			{
+				manifest: { dependencies: { a: "1.0.0" } },
+				_nextType: "minor",
+				localDeps: [
+					{
+						name: "a",
+						manifest: { dependencies: { b: "1.0.0", c: "1.0.0", d: "1.0.0" } },
+						_lastRelease: { version: "1.0.0" },
+						_nextType: false,
+						localDeps: [
+							{ name: "b", _nextType: false, localDeps: [], _lastRelease: { version: "1.0.0" }  },
+							{ name: "c", _nextType: "patch", localDeps: [], _lastRelease: { version: "1.0.0" }  },
+							{ name: "d", _nextType: "major", localDeps: [], _lastRelease: { version: "1.0.0" }  },
+						],
+					},
+				],
+			},
+			undefined,
+			"inherit",
+			"major"
+		],
 		[
 			"overrides dependent release type with custom value if defined",
 			{
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 039fdeb..4e62887 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6136,4 +6136,4 @@ yocto-queue@^0.1.0:
 yocto-queue@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yocto-queue/-/yocto-queue-1.0.0.tgz#7f816433fb2cbc511ec8bf7d263c3b58a1a3c251"
-  integrity sha512-9bnSc/HEW2uRy67wc+T8UwauLuPJVn28jb+GtJY16iiKWyvmYJRXVT4UamsAEGQfPohgr2q4Tq0sQbQlxTfi1g==
+  integrity sha512-9bnSc/HEW2uRy67wc+T8UwauLuPJVn28jb+GtJY16iiKWyvmYJRXVT4UamsAEGQfPohgr2q4Tq0sQbQlxTfi1g==
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