diff --git a/src/fromager/resolver.py b/src/fromager/resolver.py
index 5bee1b8e..64003ff7 100644
--- a/src/fromager/resolver.py
+++ b/src/fromager/resolver.py
@@ -233,7 +233,9 @@ def get_preference(
     def is_satisfied_by(self, requirement: Requirement, candidate: Candidate) -> bool:
         if canonicalize_name(requirement.name) != candidate.name:
             return False
-        allow_prerelease = self.constraints.allow_prerelease(requirement.name)
+        allow_prerelease = self.constraints.allow_prerelease(requirement.name) or bool(
+            requirement.specifier.prereleases
+        )
         return requirement.specifier.contains(
             candidate.version, prereleases=allow_prerelease
         ) and self.constraints.is_satisfied_by(requirement.name, candidate.version)
@@ -291,7 +293,10 @@ def find_matches(
                 continue
             # Skip versions that do not match the requirement. Allow prereleases only if constraints allow prereleases
             if not all(
-                r.specifier.contains(candidate.version, prereleases=allow_prerelease)
+                r.specifier.contains(
+                    candidate.version,
+                    prereleases=(allow_prerelease or bool(r.specifier.prereleases)),
+                )
                 for r in identifier_reqs
             ):
                 if DEBUG_RESOLVER:
@@ -372,7 +377,10 @@ def find_matches(
                 continue
             # Skip versions that do not match the requirement
             if not all(
-                r.specifier.contains(version, prereleases=allow_prerelease)
+                r.specifier.contains(
+                    version,
+                    prereleases=(allow_prerelease or bool(r.specifier.prereleases)),
+                )
                 for r in identifier_reqs
             ):
                 if DEBUG_RESOLVER:
diff --git a/tests/test_resolver.py b/tests/test_resolver.py
index da2f8106..ef61b9f4 100644
--- a/tests/test_resolver.py
+++ b/tests/test_resolver.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 <a href="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/c6/50/e0edd38dcd63fb26a8547f13d28f7a008bc4a3fd4eb4ff030673f22ad41a/hydra_core-1.3.2-1-py3-none-any.whl#sha256=fa0238a9e31df3373b35b0bfb672c34cc92718d21f81311d8996a16de1141d8b" data-dist-info-metadata="sha256=399046cbf9ae7ebab8dfd009e2b4f748212c710a0e75ca501a72bbb2d456e2e7" data-core-metadata="sha256=399046cbf9ae7ebab8dfd009e2b4f748212c710a0e75ca501a72bbb2d456e2e7">hydra_core-1.3.2-1-py3-none-any.whl</a>
 <br/>
 <a href="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/c6/50/e0edd38dcd63fb26a8547f13d28f7a008bc4a3fd4eb4ff030673f22ad41a/hydra_core-1.3.2-2-py3-none-any.whl#sha256=fa0238a9e31df3373b35b0bfb672c34cc92718d21f81311d8996a16de1141d8b" data-dist-info-metadata="sha256=399046cbf9ae7ebab8dfd009e2b4f748212c710a0e75ca501a72bbb2d456e2e7" data-core-metadata="sha256=399046cbf9ae7ebab8dfd009e2b4f748212c710a0e75ca501a72bbb2d456e2e7">hydra_core-1.3.2-2-py3-none-any.whl</a>
+<br />
+<a href="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/c6/50/e0edd38dcd63fb26a8547f13d28f7a008bc4a3fd4eb4ff030673f22ad41a/hydra_core-2.0.0a1-py3-none-any.whl" >hydra_core-2.0.0a1-py3-none-any.whl</a>
 </body>
 </html>
 <!--SERIAL 22812307-->
@@ -51,6 +53,28 @@ def test_provider_choose_wheel():
         assert str(candidate.version) == "1.3.2"
 
 
+def test_provider_choose_wheel_prereleases():
+    with requests_mock.Mocker() as r:
+        r.get(
+            "https://pypi.org/simple/hydra-core/",
+            text=_hydra_core_simple_response,
+        )
+
+        provider = resolver.PyPIProvider(include_sdists=False)
+        reporter = resolvelib.BaseReporter()
+        rslvr = resolvelib.Resolver(provider, reporter)
+
+        result = rslvr.resolve([Requirement("hydra-core==2.0.0a1")])
+        assert "hydra-core" in result.mapping
+
+        candidate = result.mapping["hydra-core"]
+        assert (
+            candidate.url
+            == "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/c6/50/e0edd38dcd63fb26a8547f13d28f7a008bc4a3fd4eb4ff030673f22ad41a/hydra_core-2.0.0a1-py3-none-any.whl"
+        )
+        assert str(candidate.version) == "2.0.0a1"
+
+
 def test_provider_choose_sdist():
     with requests_mock.Mocker() as r:
         r.get(