diff --git a/server/skillhub-app/src/test/java/com/iflytek/skillhub/service/MySkillAppServiceTest.java b/server/skillhub-app/src/test/java/com/iflytek/skillhub/service/MySkillAppServiceTest.java
index c4faf136..1bb04758 100644
--- a/server/skillhub-app/src/test/java/com/iflytek/skillhub/service/MySkillAppServiceTest.java
+++ b/server/skillhub-app/src/test/java/com/iflytek/skillhub/service/MySkillAppServiceTest.java
@@ -265,6 +265,27 @@ class MySkillAppServiceTest {
         assertThat(result.items().get(0).headlineVersion().status()).isEqualTo("REJECTED");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void listMySkills_hidesStaleRejectedVersionOlderThanPublished() {
+        Skill skill = createSkill(6L, 101L, "recovered-skill", "user-1");
+        SkillVersion rejectedVersion = createVersion(6L, 60L, "1.0.0", SkillVersionStatus.REJECTED, "2026-03-15T09:30:00Z");
+        SkillVersion publishedVersion = createVersion(6L, 61L, "2.0.0", SkillVersionStatus.PUBLISHED, "2026-03-16T09:30:00Z");
+
+        given(skillRepository.findByOwnerId("user-1", PageRequest.of(0, 10)))
+                .willReturn(new PageImpl<>(List.of(skill), PageRequest.of(0, 10), 1));
+        given(skillVersionRepository.findBySkillId(6L)).willReturn(List.of(rejectedVersion, publishedVersion));
+        given(skillVersionRepository.findBySkillIdAndStatus(6L, SkillVersionStatus.PUBLISHED))
+                .willReturn(List.of(publishedVersion));
+        given(namespaceRepository.findByIdIn(List.of(101L))).willReturn(List.of(namespace(101L, "team-ai")));
+
+        var result = service.listMySkills("user-1", 0, 10);
+
+        assertThat(result.items()).hasSize(1);
+        assertThat(result.items().get(0).headlineVersion().status()).isEqualTo("PUBLISHED");
+        assertThat(result.items().get(0).headlineVersion().version()).isEqualTo("2.0.0");
+        assertThat(result.items().get(0).ownerPreviewVersion()).isNull();
+    }
+
     private Skill createSkill(Long id, Long namespaceId, String slug, String ownerId) {
         Skill skill = new Skill(namespaceId, slug, ownerId, SkillVisibility.PUBLIC);
         skill.setDisplayName(slug);
diff --git a/server/skillhub-domain/src/main/java/com/iflytek/skillhub/domain/skill/service/SkillLifecycleProjectionService.java b/server/skillhub-domain/src/main/java/com/iflytek/skillhub/domain/skill/service/SkillLifecycleProjectionService.java
index 711ff60d..6c9c4ce5 100644
--- a/server/skillhub-domain/src/main/java/com/iflytek/skillhub/domain/skill/service/SkillLifecycleProjectionService.java
+++ b/server/skillhub-domain/src/main/java/com/iflytek/skillhub/domain/skill/service/SkillLifecycleProjectionService.java
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ public class SkillLifecycleProjectionService {
             ResolutionMode resolutionMode
     ) {}
 
+    private static final Comparator<SkillVersion> RECENCY = Comparator
+            .comparing(SkillVersion::getCreatedAt, Comparator.nullsLast(Comparator.naturalOrder()))
+            .thenComparing(SkillVersion::getId, Comparator.nullsLast(Comparator.naturalOrder()));
+
     private final SkillVersionRepository skillVersionRepository;
 
     public SkillLifecycleProjectionService(SkillVersionRepository skillVersionRepository) {
@@ -46,22 +50,26 @@ public class SkillLifecycleProjectionService {
     }
 
     public Projection projectForViewer(Skill skill, String currentUserId, Map<Long, NamespaceRole> userNsRoles) {
-        VersionProjection publishedVersion = toProjection(resolvePublishedVersion(skill));
-        VersionProjection ownerPreviewVersion = toProjection(resolveOwnerPendingPreview(skill, currentUserId, userNsRoles));
-        VersionProjection headlineVersion = publishedVersion != null ? publishedVersion : ownerPreviewVersion;
-        ResolutionMode resolutionMode = headlineVersion == null
-                ? ResolutionMode.NONE
-                : publishedVersion != null ? ResolutionMode.PUBLISHED : ResolutionMode.OWNER_PREVIEW;
-        return new Projection(headlineVersion, publishedVersion, ownerPreviewVersion, resolutionMode);
+        SkillVersion published = resolvePublishedVersion(skill);
+        SkillVersion preview = canManage(skill, currentUserId, userNsRoles)
+                ? resolveNewerNonPublishedVersion(skill, published)
+                : null;
+        return buildProjection(published, preview);
     }
 
     public Projection projectForOwnerSummary(Skill skill) {
-        VersionProjection publishedVersion = toProjection(resolvePublishedVersion(skill));
-        VersionProjection ownerPreviewVersion = toProjection(resolveNewestNonPublishedVersion(skill));
+        SkillVersion published = resolvePublishedVersion(skill);
+        SkillVersion preview = resolveNewerNonPublishedVersion(skill, published);
+        return buildProjection(published, preview);
+    }
+
+    private Projection buildProjection(SkillVersion published, SkillVersion preview) {
+        VersionProjection publishedVersion = toProjection(published);
+        VersionProjection ownerPreviewVersion = toProjection(preview);
         VersionProjection headlineVersion = publishedVersion != null ? publishedVersion : ownerPreviewVersion;
-        ResolutionMode resolutionMode = headlineVersion == null
-                ? ResolutionMode.NONE
-                : publishedVersion != null ? ResolutionMode.PUBLISHED : ResolutionMode.OWNER_PREVIEW;
+        ResolutionMode resolutionMode = published != null ? ResolutionMode.PUBLISHED
+                : preview != null ? ResolutionMode.OWNER_PREVIEW
+                : ResolutionMode.NONE;
         return new Projection(headlineVersion, publishedVersion, ownerPreviewVersion, resolutionMode);
     }
 
@@ -116,27 +124,19 @@ public class SkillLifecycleProjectionService {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the newest non-published version the owner can preview.
-     * Includes PENDING_REVIEW, REJECTED, DRAFT, SCANNING, SCAN_FAILED — any status
-     * that isn't already covered by the published projection and isn't yanked.
+     * Returns the newest non-published version (PENDING_REVIEW, REJECTED, DRAFT, SCANNING,
+     * SCAN_FAILED) that represents a NEW round of work layered on top of the current published
+     * version. A non-published version that is older than the published version is treated as
+     * settled history (e.g. an early rejected attempt later superseded by a published release)
+     * and is intentionally not surfaced, so the owner does not see a stale preview/rejected badge
+     * next to an already-published skill.
      */
-    private SkillVersion resolveOwnerPendingPreview(Skill skill, String currentUserId, Map<Long, NamespaceRole> userNsRoles) {
-        if (!canManage(skill, currentUserId, userNsRoles)) {
-            return null;
-        }
+    private SkillVersion resolveNewerNonPublishedVersion(Skill skill, SkillVersion publishedVersion) {
         return skillVersionRepository.findBySkillId(skill.getId()).stream()
-                .filter(v -> v.getStatus() != SkillVersionStatus.PUBLISHED
-                        && v.getStatus() != SkillVersionStatus.YANKED)
-                .max(versionComparator())
-                .orElse(null);
-    }
-
-    private SkillVersion resolveNewestNonPublishedVersion(Skill skill) {
-        List<SkillVersion> versions = skillVersionRepository.findBySkillId(skill.getId());
-        return versions.stream()
                 .filter(version -> version.getStatus() != SkillVersionStatus.PUBLISHED
                         && version.getStatus() != SkillVersionStatus.YANKED)
-                .max(versionComparator())
+                .filter(version -> publishedVersion == null || RECENCY.compare(version, publishedVersion) > 0)
+                .max(RECENCY)
                 .orElse(null);
     }