diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 18a2b197..3f71d41e 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ apply plugin: 'nexus'
 apply plugin: 'codenarc'
 
 group = 'com.github.ben-manes'
-version = '0.32.0'
+version = '0.33.0'
 
 sourceCompatibility = '1.8'
 
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/com/github/benmanes/gradle/versions/updates/Resolver.groovy b/src/main/groovy/com/github/benmanes/gradle/versions/updates/Resolver.groovy
index b87818fc..d62f1f60 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/com/github/benmanes/gradle/versions/updates/Resolver.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/com/github/benmanes/gradle/versions/updates/Resolver.groovy
@@ -131,9 +131,13 @@ class Resolver {
       copy.setCanBeResolved(true)
     }
 
-    // Resolve using the latest version of explicitly declaired dependencies and retains those
-    // inherited from the super configurations (which may be required for variant resolution).
-    Set<Dependency> inherited = (configuration.allDependencies - configuration.dependencies)
+    // Resolve using the latest version of explicitly declaired dependencies and retains Kotlin's
+    // inherited stdlib dependencies from the super configurations. This is required for variant
+    // resolution, but the full set can break consumer capability matching.
+    Set<Dependency> inherited = configuration.allDependencies.findAll { dependency ->
+      (dependency instanceof ExternalDependency) && (dependency.group == 'org.jetbrains.kotlin')
+    }.minus(configuration.dependencies)
+
     copy.dependencies.clear()
     copy.dependencies.addAll(latest)
     copy.dependencies.addAll(inherited)