diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 08aaba40f0..61b535ff31 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -222,14 +222,9 @@ class DotnetVersionResolver {
         else {
             this.resolvedArgument.type = 'channel';
             this.resolvedArgument.qualityFlag = true;
-            if (semver_1.default.validRange(this.inputVersion)) {
-                let coercedVersion = semver_1.default.coerce(this.inputVersion);
-                this.resolvedArgument.value =
-                    (coercedVersion === null || coercedVersion === void 0 ? void 0 : coercedVersion.major) + '.' + (coercedVersion === null || coercedVersion === void 0 ? void 0 : coercedVersion.minor);
-            }
-            else {
-                this.resolvedArgument.value = this.inputVersion;
-            }
+            let coercedVersion = semver_1.default.coerce(this.inputVersion);
+            this.resolvedArgument.value =
+                (coercedVersion === null || coercedVersion === void 0 ? void 0 : coercedVersion.major) + '.' + (coercedVersion === null || coercedVersion === void 0 ? void 0 : coercedVersion.minor);
         }
     }
     createVersionObject() {
diff --git a/src/installer.ts b/src/installer.ts
index 0e6c1d7d93..fdf67029f1 100644
--- a/src/installer.ts
+++ b/src/installer.ts
@@ -54,13 +54,9 @@ export class DotnetVersionResolver {
     } else {
       this.resolvedArgument.type = 'channel';
       this.resolvedArgument.qualityFlag = true;
-      if (semver.validRange(this.inputVersion)) {
-        let coercedVersion = semver.coerce(this.inputVersion);
-        this.resolvedArgument.value =
-          coercedVersion?.major + '.' + coercedVersion?.minor;
-      } else {
-        this.resolvedArgument.value = this.inputVersion;
-      }
+      let coercedVersion = semver.coerce(this.inputVersion);
+      this.resolvedArgument.value =
+        coercedVersion?.major + '.' + coercedVersion?.minor;
     }
   }