diff --git a/depsynky/src/__tests__/bump.test.ts b/depsynky/src/__tests__/bump.test.ts
index 1ccb9e6e..621eb67f 100644
--- a/depsynky/src/__tests__/bump.test.ts
+++ b/depsynky/src/__tests__/bump.test.ts
@@ -160,4 +160,53 @@ describe('bumpVersion', () => {
     // dependency should NOT be updated because sync is false
     expect(pkgB.dependencies?.['pkg-a']).toBe('^1.0.0')
   })
+
+  test('does not bump dependent when the link is devDependency', async () => {
+    const { app, pkg } = buildApp(
+      {
+        packages: [
+          { name: 'pkg-a', version: '1.0.0' },
+          { name: 'pkg-b', version: '1.0.0', devDependencies: { 'pkg-a': 'workspace:*' } },
+          { name: 'pkg-c', version: '1.0.0', devDependencies: { 'pkg-a': '^1.0.0' } }
+        ]
+      },
+      async () => 'patch'
+    )
+
+    await app.bumpVersion({ pkgName: 'pkg-a', sync: true })
+
+    const pkgA = await pkg.read('pkg-a')
+    const pkgB = await pkg.read('pkg-b')
+    const pkgC = await pkg.read('pkg-c')
+
+    expect(pkgA.version).toBe('1.0.1')
+    expect(pkgB.version).toBe('1.0.0')
+    expect(pkgC.version).toBe('1.0.0')
+
+    expect(pkgB.devDependencies?.['pkg-a']).toBe('workspace:*')
+    expect(pkgC.devDependencies?.['pkg-a']).toBe('^1.0.1') // synced but not bumped
+  })
+
+  test('does not bump recursive dependents when "none" is picked', async () => {
+    const { app, pkg } = buildApp(
+      {
+        packages: [
+          { name: 'pkg-a', version: '1.0.0' },
+          { name: 'pkg-b', version: '1.0.0', dependencies: { 'pkg-a': '1.0.0' } },
+          { name: 'pkg-c', version: '1.0.0', dependencies: { 'pkg-b': '1.0.0' } }
+        ]
+      },
+      async ({ pkgName }) => (pkgName === 'pkg-b' ? 'none' : 'patch')
+    )
+
+    await app.bumpVersion({ pkgName: 'pkg-a', sync: true })
+
+    const pkgA = await pkg.read('pkg-a')
+    const pkgB = await pkg.read('pkg-b')
+    const pkgC = await pkg.read('pkg-c')
+
+    expect(pkgA.version).toBe('1.0.1')
+    expect(pkgB.version).toBe('1.0.0')
+    expect(pkgC.version).toBe('1.0.0') // not bumped because pkg-b was not bumped
+  })
 })
diff --git a/depsynky/src/application/application.ts b/depsynky/src/application/application.ts
index 137d9b5a..8c091ca9 100644
--- a/depsynky/src/application/application.ts
+++ b/depsynky/src/application/application.ts
@@ -32,15 +32,21 @@ export class DepSynkyApplication {
   ) {}
 
   public async bumpVersion(args: BumpVersionArgs) {
-    let pkgName = args.pkgName
+    const { dependency } = await this._pnpm.findDirectReferences(args.pkgName)
 
-    const { dependency, dependents } = await this._pnpm.findRecursiveReferences(pkgName)
-    const targetPackages = [dependency, ...dependents]
+    const allPackages = await this._pnpm.searchWorkspaces()
+    const targetVersions = this._pnpmVersions(allPackages)
+
+    const visited = new Set<string>()
+    const queue: types.PnpmWorkspace[] = [dependency]
 
-    const currentVersions = this._pnpmVersions(targetPackages)
-    const targetVersions = { ...currentVersions }
+    while (queue.length > 0) {
+      const { path: pkgPath, content } = queue.shift()!
+      if (visited.has(content.name)) {
+        continue
+      }
+      visited.add(content.name)
 
-    for (const { path: pkgPath, content } of targetPackages) {
       if (content.private) {
         continue // no need to bump the version of private packages
       }
@@ -61,12 +67,20 @@ export class DepSynkyApplication {
 
       targetVersions[content.name] = next
       await this._pkgJson.update(pkgPath, { version: next })
+
+      // only follow dependents of packages that were actually bumped
+      const { dependents } = await this._pnpm.findDirectReferences(content.name)
+      for (const dep of dependents) {
+        if (!visited.has(dep.content.name)) {
+          queue.push(dep)
+        }
+      }
     }
 
     await this.listVersions()
     if (args.sync) {
       logger.info('Syncing versions...')
-      this.syncVersions({ ...args, targetVersions })
+      await this.syncVersions({ ...args, targetVersions })
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/depsynky/src/application/pnpm-service.ts b/depsynky/src/application/pnpm-service.ts
index f0457fa2..18f4aedc 100644
--- a/depsynky/src/application/pnpm-service.ts
+++ b/depsynky/src/application/pnpm-service.ts
@@ -76,12 +76,8 @@ export class PnpmWorkspaceService implements types.PnpmService {
   public isLocalVersion = (version: string) => version.startsWith(LOCAL_VERSION_PREFIX)
 
   private _findDirectDependents = (workspaces: types.PnpmWorkspace[], pkgName: string): types.PnpmWorkspace[] => {
-    return workspaces.filter(
-      (w) =>
-        w.content.dependencies?.[pkgName] ||
-        w.content.devDependencies?.[pkgName] ||
-        w.content.peerDependencies?.[pkgName]
-    )
+    // devDependencies are'nt considered as real dependencies for the purpose of bumping versions, so we ignore them here
+    return workspaces.filter((w) => w.content.dependencies?.[pkgName] || w.content.peerDependencies?.[pkgName])
   }
 
   public listPublicPackages = async (): Promise<string[]> => {