diff --git a/major/major.go b/major/major.go
index 9e12754..29db4e8 100644
--- a/major/major.go
+++ b/major/major.go
@@ -31,12 +31,13 @@ func Run(dir, op, modName string, tag int, buildFlags []string) error {
 		client = false
 		modName = modFile.Module.Mod.Path
 	}
+	separator := getSeparator(modName)
 	var newModPath string
 	switch op {
 	case "upgrade":
-		newModPath = getNext(tag, modName)
+		newModPath = getNext(tag, modName, separator)
 	case "downgrade":
-		newModPath = getPrevious(modName)
+		newModPath = getPrevious(modName, separator)
 	}
 	c := &packages.Config{Mode: packages.LoadSyntax, Tests: true, Dir: dir, BuildFlags: buildFlags}
 	pkgs, err := packages.Load(c, "./...")
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ func Run(dir, op, modName string, tag int, buildFlags []string) error {
 			continue
 		}
 		ids[p.ID] = struct{}{}
-		err = updateImportPath(p, modName, newModPath, files)
+		err = updateImportPath(p, modName, newModPath, separator, files)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -72,6 +73,17 @@ func Run(dir, op, modName string, tag int, buildFlags []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func isGopkgin(s string) bool {
+	return strings.HasPrefix(s, "gopkg.in/")
+}
+
+func getSeparator(s string) string {
+	if isGopkgin(s) {
+		return "."
+	}
+	return "/"
+}
+
 func getOperation() string {
 	args := flag.Args()
 	if len(args) != 1 {
@@ -86,21 +98,21 @@ func getOperation() string {
 	return op
 }
 
-func getNext(tagNum int, s string) string {
-	ss := strings.Split(s, "/")
+func getNext(tagNum int, s, sep string) string {
+	ss := strings.Split(s, sep)
 	num, isMajor := versionSuffix(ss)
 	if !isMajor {
 		if tagNum != 0 {
-			return s + "/v" + strconv.Itoa(tagNum)
+			return s + sep + "v" + strconv.Itoa(tagNum)
 		}
-		return s + "/v2"
+		return s + sep + "v2"
 	}
 
 	newV := num + 1
 	if tagNum != 0 {
 		newV = tagNum
 	}
-	return strings.Join(ss[:len(ss)-1], "/") + "/v" + strconv.Itoa(newV)
+	return strings.Join(ss[:len(ss)-1], sep) + sep + "v" + strconv.Itoa(newV)
 }
 
 func versionSuffix(ss []string) (int, bool) {
@@ -118,22 +130,22 @@ func versionSuffix(ss []string) (int, bool) {
 	return num, true
 }
 
-func getPrevious(s string) string {
-	ss := strings.Split(s, "/")
+func getPrevious(s, sep string) string {
+	ss := strings.Split(s, sep)
 	num, isMajor := versionSuffix(ss)
-	if !isMajor {
+	if !isMajor || isGopkgin(s) && num == 0 {
 		return s
 	}
 
-	if num == 2 {
-		return strings.Join(ss[:len(ss)-1], "/")
+	if num == 2 && !isGopkgin(s) {
+		return strings.Join(ss[:len(ss)-1], sep)
 	}
 
 	newV := num - 1
-	return strings.Join(ss[:len(ss)-1], "/") + "/v" + strconv.Itoa(newV)
+	return strings.Join(ss[:len(ss)-1], sep) + sep + "v" + strconv.Itoa(newV)
 }
 
-func updateImportPath(p *packages.Package, old, new string, files map[string]struct{}) error {
+func updateImportPath(p *packages.Package, old, new, sep string, files map[string]struct{}) error {
 	for _, syn := range p.Syntax {
 		goFileName := p.Fset.File(syn.Pos()).Name()
 		if _, ok := files[goFileName]; ok {
@@ -143,7 +155,7 @@ func updateImportPath(p *packages.Package, old, new string, files map[string]str
 		var rewritten bool
 		for _, i := range syn.Imports {
 			imp := strings.Replace(i.Path.Value, `"`, ``, 2)
-			if strings.HasPrefix(imp, fmt.Sprintf("%s/", old)) || imp == old {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(imp, fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", old, sep)) || imp == old {
 				newImp := strings.Replace(imp, old, new, 1)
 				rewrote := astutil.RewriteImport(p.Fset, syn, imp, newImp)
 				if rewrote {
diff --git a/major/major_test.go b/major/major_test.go
index 6096d22..b4448a8 100644
--- a/major/major_test.go
+++ b/major/major_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package major
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
 
 var upDownCases = []struct {
 	name  string
@@ -32,16 +34,35 @@ var upDownCases = []struct {
 		"mod/sub/v100",
 		"mod/sub/v98",
 	},
+	{
+		"gopkg.in v0",
+		"gopkg.in/yaml.v0",
+		"gopkg.in/yaml.v1",
+		"gopkg.in/yaml.v0",
+	},
+	{
+		"gopkg.in v1",
+		"gopkg.in/yaml.v1",
+		"gopkg.in/yaml.v2",
+		"gopkg.in/yaml.v0",
+	},
+	{
+		"gopkg.in v2",
+		"gopkg.in/yaml.v2",
+		"gopkg.in/yaml.v3",
+		"gopkg.in/yaml.v1",
+	},
 }
 
 func TestGetNext(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range upDownCases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			next := getNext(0, tc.input)
+			sep := getSeparator(tc.input)
+			next := getNext(0, tc.input, sep)
 			if next != tc.next {
 				t.Fatalf("expected getNext to return %v but got %v", tc.next, next)
 			}
-			prev := getPrevious(tc.input)
+			prev := getPrevious(tc.input, sep)
 			if prev != tc.prev {
 				t.Fatalf("expected getPrevious to return %v but got %v", tc.prev, prev)
 			}