diff --git a/src/extensions/__tests__/is-compatible-extension.test.ts b/src/extensions/__tests__/is-compatible-extension.test.ts
index f1af499da0..2580b509dd 100644
--- a/src/extensions/__tests__/is-compatible-extension.test.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/__tests__/is-compatible-extension.test.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ describe("Extension/App versions compatibility check", () => {
 
   it("is compatible with lensEngine with prerelease", () => {
     expect(isCompatibleExtension({
-      appSemVer: semver.coerce("5.5.0-alpha.0"),
+      appSemVer: semver.parse("5.5.0-alpha.0"),
     })(getExtensionManifestMock({
       lensEngine: "^5.4.0-alpha.0",
     }))).toBeTruthy();
diff --git a/src/extensions/extension-discovery/is-compatible-extension/is-compatible-extension.ts b/src/extensions/extension-discovery/is-compatible-extension/is-compatible-extension.ts
index 0a6bed8bc2..de601ee339 100644
--- a/src/extensions/extension-discovery/is-compatible-extension/is-compatible-extension.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/extension-discovery/is-compatible-extension/is-compatible-extension.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ interface Dependencies {
 
 export const isCompatibleExtension = ({ appSemVer }: Dependencies): ((manifest: LensExtensionManifest) => boolean) => {
   return (manifest: LensExtensionManifest): boolean => {
-    const { raw: appVersion } = appSemVer;
+    const appVersion = appSemVer.raw.split("-")[0]; // drop prerelease version if any, e.g. "-alpha.0"
     const manifestLensEngine = manifest.engines.lens;
     const validVersion = manifestLensEngine.match(/^[\^0-9]\d*\.\d+\b/); // must start from ^ or number