diff --git a/core/resolver/resolver.go b/core/resolver/resolver.go
index 22cb1d2..af70f5f 100644
--- a/core/resolver/resolver.go
+++ b/core/resolver/resolver.go
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ func (r *Resolver) ResolvePackages() (map[string]*ResolvedPackage, error) {
 	resolvedPackages := make(map[string]*ResolvedPackage)
 
 	for name, pkg := range r.packages {
-		latestVersion, err := r.mise.GetLatestVersion(name, pkg.Version)
+		fuzzyVersion := resolveToFuzzyVersion(pkg.Version)
+		latestVersion, err := r.mise.GetLatestVersion(name, fuzzyVersion)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/core/resolver/version.go b/core/resolver/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..898d9ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/resolver/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package resolver
+
+import "strings"
+
+func resolveToFuzzyVersion(version string) string {
+	// Remove any whitespace
+	version = strings.TrimSpace(version)
+
+	// Handle empty string and "*" cases
+	if version == "" || version == "*" {
+		return "latest"
+	}
+
+	// Handle range notation (e.g. ">=22 <23")
+	if strings.Contains(version, ">=") || strings.Contains(version, "<") {
+		parts := strings.Fields(version)
+		// Take the first version number we find
+		for _, part := range parts {
+			if v := strings.TrimPrefix(strings.TrimPrefix(part, ">="), "<"); v != part {
+				version = v
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Remove any prefix characters (^, ~, v)
+	version = strings.TrimPrefix(version, "^")
+	version = strings.TrimPrefix(version, "~")
+	version = strings.TrimPrefix(version, "v")
+
+	// Replace .x with empty string (e.g. "14.x" -> "14")
+	version = strings.ReplaceAll(version, ".x", "")
+
+	// Remove any trailing dots
+	version = strings.TrimRight(version, ".")
+
+	return version
+}
diff --git a/core/resolver/version_test.go b/core/resolver/version_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8af7da5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/resolver/version_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package resolver
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestResolveToFuzzyVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		input    string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{"simple major version", "14", "14"},
+		{"major.minor version", "18.2", "18.2"},
+		{"major.minor.patch version", "18.3.2", "18.3.2"},
+		{"x notation", "14.x", "14"},
+		{"x notation with minor", "14.2.x", "14.2"},
+		{"range notation", ">=22 <23", "22"},
+		{"range notation with minor", ">=22.1 <23", "22.1"},
+		{"range notation with patch", ">=22.1.3 <23", "22.1.3"},
+		{"caret notation", "^14.3.2", "14.3.2"},
+		{"caret notation minor", "^14.3", "14.3"},
+		{"caret notation major", "^14", "14"},
+		{"tilde notation", "~14.3.2", "14.3.2"},
+		{"v prefix", "v14.3.2", "14.3.2"},
+		{"empty string", "", "latest"},
+		{"star wildcard", "*", "latest"},
+		{"whitespace", "  14.3  ", "14.3"},
+		{"multiple x", "14.x.x", "14"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := resolveToFuzzyVersion(tt.input)
+			if result != tt.expected {
+				t.Errorf("resolveToFuzzyVersion(%q) = %q, want %q", tt.input, result, tt.expected)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}