diff --git a/e2e/backend/test_aqua b/e2e/backend/test_aqua
index 60c555a553..f3c520fd25 100644
--- a/e2e/backend/test_aqua
+++ b/e2e/backend/test_aqua
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ test age@1.2.0 "age --version" "v1.2.0"
 test aqua:helm/helm@3.16.3 "helm version" "v3.16.3"
 test aqua:crate-ci/typos@1.27.3 "typos --version" "typos-cli 1.27.3"
 test aqua:biomejs/biome@2.0.0 "biome --version" "Version: 2.0.0"
+test aqua:biomejs/biome@@biomejs/biome@2.0.0 "biome --version" "Version: 2.0.0"
 
 assert_contains "MISE_USE_VERSIONS_HOST=0 mise ls-remote aqua:sharkdp/hyperfine" "1.9.0
 1.10.0"
diff --git a/src/aqua/aqua_registry.rs b/src/aqua/aqua_registry.rs
index 3093b42225..b6ae22d9ef 100644
--- a/src/aqua/aqua_registry.rs
+++ b/src/aqua/aqua_registry.rs
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ impl AquaRegistry {
         Ok(pkg)
     }
 
-    pub async fn package_with_version(&self, id: &str, v: &str) -> Result<AquaPackage> {
-        Ok(self.package(id).await?.with_version(v))
+    pub async fn package_with_version(&self, id: &str, versions: &[&str]) -> Result<AquaPackage> {
+        Ok(self.package(id).await?.with_version(versions))
     }
 
     async fn fetch_package_yaml(
@@ -281,8 +281,8 @@ fn fetch_latest_repo(repo: &Git) -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 impl AquaPackage {
-    pub fn with_version(mut self, v: &str) -> AquaPackage {
-        self = apply_override(self.clone(), self.version_override(v));
+    pub fn with_version(mut self, versions: &[&str]) -> AquaPackage {
+        self = apply_override(self.clone(), self.version_override(versions));
         if let Some(avo) = self.overrides.clone().into_iter().find(|o| {
             if let (Some(goos), Some(goarch)) = (&o.goos, &o.goarch) {
                 goos == aqua::os() && goarch == aqua::arch()
@@ -299,9 +299,12 @@ impl AquaPackage {
         self
     }
 
-    fn version_override(&self, v: &str) -> &AquaPackage {
-        let expr = self.expr_parser(v);
-        let ctx = self.expr_ctx(v);
+    // all versions must refer to the same logical version. e.g. ["v1.2.3", "1.2.3"]
+    fn version_override(&self, versions: &[&str]) -> &AquaPackage {
+        let expressions = versions
+            .iter()
+            .map(|v| (self.expr_parser(v), self.expr_ctx(v)))
+            .collect_vec();
         vec![self]
             .into_iter()
             .chain(self.version_overrides.iter())
@@ -309,11 +312,13 @@ impl AquaPackage {
                 if vo.version_constraint.is_empty() {
                     true
                 } else {
-                    expr.eval(&vo.version_constraint, &ctx)
-                        .map_err(|e| debug!("error parsing {}: {e}", vo.version_constraint))
-                        .unwrap_or(false.into())
-                        .as_bool()
-                        .unwrap()
+                    expressions.iter().any(|(expr, ctx)| {
+                        expr.eval(&vo.version_constraint, ctx)
+                            .map_err(|e| debug!("error parsing {}: {e}", vo.version_constraint))
+                            .unwrap_or(false.into())
+                            .as_bool()
+                            .unwrap()
+                    })
                 }
             })
             .unwrap_or(self)
diff --git a/src/backend/aqua.rs b/src/backend/aqua.rs
index b89dfccc0b..918bee8ef5 100644
--- a/src/backend/aqua.rs
+++ b/src/backend/aqua.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl Backend for AquaBackend {
         let mut versions = Vec::new();
         for (v, tag) in version_tags.iter() {
             let pkg = AQUA_REGISTRY
-                .package_with_version(&self.id, tag)
+                .package_with_version(&self.id, &[tag])
                 .await
                 .unwrap_or_default();
             if !pkg.no_asset && pkg.error_message.is_none() {
@@ -77,24 +77,26 @@ impl Backend for AquaBackend {
         ctx: &InstallContext,
         mut tv: ToolVersion,
     ) -> Result<ToolVersion> {
-        let mut v;
-        let pkg;
-        match self
+        let tag = self
             .get_version_tags()
             .await?
             .iter()
             .find(|(version, _)| version == &tv.version)
-        {
-            Some((_, tag)) => {
-                v = tag.clone();
-                pkg = AQUA_REGISTRY.package_with_version(&self.id, &v).await?;
-            }
-            None => {
-                v = format!("v{}", tv.version);
-                pkg = AQUA_REGISTRY.package_with_version(&self.id, &v).await?;
-                if let Some(prefix) = &pkg.version_prefix {
-                    v = format!("{prefix}{v}");
-                }
+            .map(|(_, tag)| tag);
+        let mut v = tag.cloned().unwrap_or_else(|| tv.version.clone());
+        let mut v_prefixed =
+            (tag.is_none() && !tv.version.starts_with('v')).then(|| format!("v{v}"));
+        let versions = match &v_prefixed {
+            Some(v_prefixed) => vec![v.as_str(), v_prefixed.as_str()],
+            None => vec![v.as_str()],
+        };
+        let pkg = AQUA_REGISTRY
+            .package_with_version(&self.id, &versions)
+            .await?;
+        if let Some(prefix) = &pkg.version_prefix {
+            if !v.starts_with(prefix) {
+                v = format!("{prefix}{v}");
+                v_prefixed = v_prefixed.map(|v| format!("{prefix}{v}"));
             }
         }
         if pkg.no_asset {
@@ -104,18 +106,17 @@ impl Backend for AquaBackend {
             bail!(pkg.error_message.unwrap());
         }
         validate(&pkg)?;
-        let url = match self.fetch_url(&pkg, &v).await {
+        // try v-prefixed version first because most aqua packages use v-prefixed versions
+        let url = match self
+            .fetch_url(&pkg, v_prefixed.as_ref().unwrap_or(&v))
+            .await
+        {
             Ok(url) => url,
-            Err(err) => {
-                if let Some(prefix) = &pkg.version_prefix {
-                    v = format!("{}{}", prefix, tv.version);
-                } else {
-                    v = tv.version.to_string();
-                }
-                self.fetch_url(&pkg, &v)
-                    .await
-                    .map_err(|e| err.wrap_err(e))?
-            }
+            Err(err) if v_prefixed.is_some() => self
+                .fetch_url(&pkg, &v)
+                .await
+                .map_err(|e| err.wrap_err(e))?,
+            Err(err) => return Err(err),
         };
         let filename = url.split('/').next_back().unwrap();
         self.download(ctx, &tv, &url, filename).await?;
@@ -142,8 +143,9 @@ impl Backend for AquaBackend {
         let install_path = tv.install_path();
         let paths = cache
             .get_or_try_init_async(async || {
+                // TODO: align this logic with the one in `install_version_`
                 let pkg = AQUA_REGISTRY
-                    .package_with_version(&self.id, &tv.version)
+                    .package_with_version(&self.id, &[&tv.version])
                     .await?;
 
                 let srcs = self.srcs(&pkg, tv)?;
@@ -232,7 +234,7 @@ impl AquaBackend {
                                 continue;
                             }
                         }
-                        let pkg = pkg.clone().with_version(version);
+                        let pkg = pkg.clone().with_version(&[version]);
                         if let Some(prefix) = &pkg.version_prefix {
                             if let Some(_v) = version.strip_prefix(prefix) {
                                 version = _v;