diff --git a/src/extensions/__tests__/is-compatible-extension.test.ts b/src/extensions/__tests__/is-compatible-extension.test.ts
index 13eb7bee29..b360c310dd 100644
--- a/src/extensions/__tests__/is-compatible-extension.test.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/__tests__/is-compatible-extension.test.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ describe("Extension/App versions compatibility check", () => {
     })(getExtensionManifestMock({
       lensEngine: "5.5.0",
     }))).toBeTruthy();
+
+    expect(isCompatibleExtension({
+      appSemVer: semver.coerce("5.5.0-alpha.0"),
+    })(getExtensionManifestMock({
+      lensEngine: "^5.5.0",
+    }))).toBeTruthy();
+
+    expect(isCompatibleExtension({
+      appSemVer: semver.coerce("5.5"),
+    })(getExtensionManifestMock({
+      lensEngine: "^5.6.0",
+    }))).toBeFalsy();
   });
 
   it("is not compatible with upper %MAJOR version of base app", () => {
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 52d77cb452..0a6bed8bc2 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
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const isCompatibleExtension = ({ appSemVer }: Dependencies): ((manifest:
     if (!validVersion) {
       const errorInfo = [
         `Invalid format for "manifest.engines.lens"="${manifestLensEngine}"`,
-        `Range versions could be specified only starting with '^'.`,
+        `Range versions can only be specified starting with '^'.`,
         `Otherwise it's recommended to use plain %MAJOR.%MINOR to match with supported Lens version.`,
       ].join("\n");