diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 316729373..9be0fd729 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  - fixed #10988: EMS Schedule -- Data Error
  - fixed: DataForm allows edits when locked by another version tag
  - fixed #11001: Shipping plugin returning nothing, causing price formatter to puke
+ - fixed #11059: WebGUI upgrade packages do not overwrite versions in the db
 
 7.8.0
  - upgraded YUI to 2.8.0r4
diff --git a/docs/upgrades/_upgrade.skeleton b/docs/upgrades/_upgrade.skeleton
index 60222c641..ce2ab4743 100644
--- a/docs/upgrades/_upgrade.skeleton
+++ b/docs/upgrades/_upgrade.skeleton
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ sub addPackage {
     $storage->addFileFromFilesystem( $file );
 
     # Import the package into the import node
-    my $package = eval { WebGUI::Asset->getImportNode($session)->importPackage( $storage ); };
+    my $package = eval { WebGUI::Asset->getImportNode($session)->importPackage( $storage, { overwriteLatest => 1 } ); };
 
     if ($package eq 'corrupt') {
         die "Corrupt package found in $file.  Stopping upgrade.\n";
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/AssetPackage.pm b/lib/WebGUI/AssetPackage.pm
index f73b9f922..c0c5ab51b 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/AssetPackage.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/AssetPackage.pm
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ A hash reference of options to change how the import works
 Forces the all assets in the package to inherit ownerUserId, groupIdView and groupIdEdit
 from the asset where it is deployed.
 
+=head4 overwriteLatest
+
+Forces the package to ignore the revisionDate inside it.  This makes the imported package the
+latest revision of an asset.
+
 =cut
 
 sub importAssetData {
@@ -132,7 +137,7 @@ sub importAssetData {
     my $error       = $self->session->errorHandler;
     my $id          = $data->{properties}{assetId};
     my $class       = $data->{properties}{className};
-    my $version     = $data->{properties}{revisionDate};
+    my $version     = $options->{overwriteLatest} ? 0 : $data->{properties}{revisionDate};
 
     # Load the class
     WebGUI::Asset->loadModule( $self->session, $class );
diff --git a/t/Asset/AssetPackage.t b/t/Asset/AssetPackage.t
index 28cb55f7d..840d0a34e 100644
--- a/t/Asset/AssetPackage.t
+++ b/t/Asset/AssetPackage.t
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use WebGUI::VersionTag;
 
 use Test::More; # increment this value for each test you create
 use Test::MockObject;
-plan tests => 10;
+plan tests => 14;
 
 my $session = WebGUI::Test->session;
 $session->user({userId => 3});
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ my $targetFolder = $root->addChild({
     className => 'WebGUI::Asset::Wobject::Folder',
 });
 
-my $snippet = $folder->addChild({
+my $subSnippet = $folder->addChild({
     url => 'testSnippet',
     title => 'snippet',
     menuTitle => 'snippetMenuTitle',
@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ my $snippet = $folder->addChild({
     snippet   => 'A snippet of text',
 });
 
+my $snippet = $root->addChild({
+    url       => 'snip_snip',
+    title     => 'snip snip',
+    className => 'WebGUI::Asset::Snippet',
+    snippet   => 'Always upgrade to the latest version',
+    isPackage => 1,
+});
+
 my $packageAssetId = $folder->getId;
 $session->request->setup_body({ assetId => $packageAssetId });
 
@@ -69,6 +77,17 @@ $versionTag->commit;
 
 sleep 2;
 
+my $storage = $snippet->exportPackage();
+isa_ok($storage, 'WebGUI::Storage', 'exportPackage returns a WebGUI::Storage object');
+
+my $snippetRev = $snippet->addRevision({ snippet => 'Only upgrade existing data if revisionDate is newer' });
+is($snippetRev->get('snippet'), 'Only upgrade existing data if revisionDate is newer', 'importPackage, overwriteLatest: precondition check, content');
+cmp_ok( $snippetRev->get('revisionDate'), '>', $snippet->get('revisionDate'), '... precondition check, revisionDate');
+
+my $vt2 = WebGUI::VersionTag->getWorking($session);
+$vt2->commit;
+WebGUI::Test->tagsToRollback($vt2);
+
 $targetFolder->www_deployPackage();
 
 $targetFolderChildren = $targetFolder->getLineage(["children"], {returnObjects => 1,});
@@ -93,7 +112,18 @@ $newVersionTag->commit;
 
 my $newFolder = WebGUI::Asset->new($session, $folder->getId);
 ok(! $newFolder->get('isPackage'), 'Disabled isPackage in original folder asset');
-is(scalar @{ $root->getPackageList }, 0, 'getPackageList does not pick up old versions of assets that used to be packages');
+
+sleep 1;
+
+my $updatedSnippet = WebGUI::Asset->new($session, $snippet->getId);
+
+$root->importPackage($storage, { overwriteLatest => 1 });
+$updatedSnippet = WebGUI::Asset->new($session, $snippet->getId);
+is($updatedSnippet->get('snippet'), 'Always upgrade to the latest version', 'importPackage: overwriteLatest causes revision dates to be ignored');
+cmp_ok( $updatedSnippet->get('revisionDate'), '>', $snippetRev->get('revisionDate'), '... revisionDate check on imported package with overwriteLatest');
+
+my $lastTag = WebGUI::VersionTag->getWorking($session);
+WebGUI::Test->tagsToRollback($lastTag);
 
 TODO: {
     local $TODO = "Tests to make later";