diff --git a/src/Aspire.Cli/DotNet/DotNetSdkInstaller.cs b/src/Aspire.Cli/DotNet/DotNetSdkInstaller.cs
index 99b65f04b4a..9ed276e5bfe 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Cli/DotNet/DotNetSdkInstaller.cs
+++ b/src/Aspire.Cli/DotNet/DotNetSdkInstaller.cs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ internal sealed class DotNetSdkInstaller(IFeatures features, IConfiguration conf
                         }
 
                         // Check if this version meets the minimum requirement
-                        if (SemVersion.ComparePrecedence(sdkVersion, minVersion) >= 0)
+                        if (MeetsMinimumRequirement(sdkVersion, minVersion, minimumVersion))
                         {
                             meetsMinimum = true;
                         }
@@ -152,4 +152,25 @@ public string GetEffectiveMinimumSdkVersion()
             return MinimumSdkVersion;
         }
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Checks if an installed SDK version meets the minimum requirement.
+    /// For .NET 10.x requirements, allows any .NET 10.x version including prereleases.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="installedVersion">The installed SDK version.</param>
+    /// <param name="requiredVersion">The required minimum version (parsed).</param>
+    /// <param name="requiredVersionString">The required version string.</param>
+    /// <returns>True if the installed version meets the requirement.</returns>
+    private static bool MeetsMinimumRequirement(SemVersion installedVersion, SemVersion requiredVersion, string requiredVersionString)
+    {
+        // Special handling for .NET 10.0.100 requirement - allow any .NET 10.x version
+        if (requiredVersionString == MinimumSdkVersionSingleFileAppHost)
+        {
+            // If we require 10.0.100, accept any version that is >= 10.0.0
+            return installedVersion.Major >= 10;
+        }
+
+        // For all other requirements, use strict version comparison
+        return SemVersion.ComparePrecedence(installedVersion, requiredVersion) >= 0;
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/tests/Aspire.Cli.Tests/DotNetSdkInstallerTests.cs b/tests/Aspire.Cli.Tests/DotNetSdkInstallerTests.cs
index c33f5a61d15..bc7211d699b 100644
--- a/tests/Aspire.Cli.Tests/DotNetSdkInstallerTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Aspire.Cli.Tests/DotNetSdkInstallerTests.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 using Aspire.Cli.DotNet;
 using Aspire.Cli.Resources;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Semver;
 
 namespace Aspire.Cli.Tests;
 
@@ -238,6 +239,70 @@ public void ErrorMessage_Format_IsCorrect()
         Assert.Equal("The Aspire CLI requires .NET SDK version 9.0.302 or later. Detected: (not found).", message);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void MeetsMinimumRequirement_AllowsDotNet10Prereleases_ForSingleFileAppHost()
+    {
+        // Test the logic we added for allowing .NET 10 prereleases
+        var installedVersion = SemVersion.Parse("10.0.100-preview.1.25463.5", SemVersionStyles.Strict);
+        var requiredVersion = SemVersion.Parse("10.0.100", SemVersionStyles.Strict);
+        var requiredVersionString = "10.0.100";
+
+        // Use reflection to access the private method
+        var method = typeof(DotNetSdkInstaller).GetMethod("MeetsMinimumRequirement", 
+            System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Static);
+        var result = (bool)method!.Invoke(null, new object[] { installedVersion, requiredVersion, requiredVersionString })!;
+
+        Assert.True(result);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void MeetsMinimumRequirement_AllowsDotNet10LatestPrerelease_ForSingleFileAppHost()
+    {
+        // Test with a more recent .NET 10 prerelease
+        var installedVersion = SemVersion.Parse("10.1.0-preview.2.25999.99", SemVersionStyles.Strict);
+        var requiredVersion = SemVersion.Parse("10.0.100", SemVersionStyles.Strict);
+        var requiredVersionString = "10.0.100";
+
+        // Use reflection to access the private method
+        var method = typeof(DotNetSdkInstaller).GetMethod("MeetsMinimumRequirement", 
+            System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Static);
+        var result = (bool)method!.Invoke(null, new object[] { installedVersion, requiredVersion, requiredVersionString })!;
+
+        Assert.True(result);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void MeetsMinimumRequirement_RejectsDotNet9_ForSingleFileAppHost()
+    {
+        // Test that .NET 9 is still rejected for single file apphost requirements
+        var installedVersion = SemVersion.Parse("9.0.999", SemVersionStyles.Strict);
+        var requiredVersion = SemVersion.Parse("10.0.100", SemVersionStyles.Strict);
+        var requiredVersionString = "10.0.100";
+
+        // Use reflection to access the private method
+        var method = typeof(DotNetSdkInstaller).GetMethod("MeetsMinimumRequirement", 
+            System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Static);
+        var result = (bool)method!.Invoke(null, new object[] { installedVersion, requiredVersion, requiredVersionString })!;
+
+        Assert.False(result);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void MeetsMinimumRequirement_UsesStrictComparison_ForNonSingleFileAppHost()
+    {
+        // Test that other version requirements still use strict comparison
+        var installedVersion = SemVersion.Parse("9.0.301", SemVersionStyles.Strict);
+        var requiredVersion = SemVersion.Parse("9.0.302", SemVersionStyles.Strict);
+        var requiredVersionString = "9.0.302";
+
+        // Use reflection to access the private method
+        var method = typeof(DotNetSdkInstaller).GetMethod("MeetsMinimumRequirement", 
+            System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Static);
+        var result = (bool)method!.Invoke(null, new object[] { installedVersion, requiredVersion, requiredVersionString })!;
+
+        Assert.False(result);
+    }
+
     private static IConfiguration CreateEmptyConfiguration()
     {
         return new ConfigurationBuilder().Build();