diff --git a/cli/src/commands/__tests__/install-test.js b/cli/src/commands/__tests__/install-test.js
index 180e0596b8..aaa015b6bf 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/__tests__/install-test.js
+++ b/cli/src/commands/__tests__/install-test.js
@@ -364,6 +364,49 @@ describe('install (command)', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    it('installs version matched libdef for alpha versions', () => {
+      return fakeProjectEnv(async FLOWPROJ_DIR => {
+        // Create some dependencies
+        await Promise.all([
+          touchFile(path.join(FLOWPROJ_DIR, '.flowconfig')),
+          writePkgJson(path.join(FLOWPROJ_DIR, 'package.json'), {
+            name: 'test',
+            devDependencies: {
+              'flow-bin': '^0.43.0',
+            },
+            dependencies: {
+              foo: '1.2.3-alpha.5',
+            },
+          }),
+          mkdirp(path.join(FLOWPROJ_DIR, 'node_modules', 'foo')),
+          mkdirp(path.join(FLOWPROJ_DIR, 'node_modules', 'flow-bin')),
+        ]);
+
+        // Run the install command
+        await run({
+          ...defaultRunProps,
+          ignoreDeps: [],
+        });
+
+        // Installs libdefs
+        expect(
+          await Promise.all([
+            fs.exists(
+              path.join(
+                FLOWPROJ_DIR,
+                'flow-typed',
+                'npm',
+                'flow-bin_v0.x.x.js',
+              ),
+            ),
+            fs.exists(
+              path.join(FLOWPROJ_DIR, 'flow-typed', 'npm', 'foo_v1.x.x.js'),
+            ),
+          ]),
+        ).toEqual([true, true]);
+      });
+    });
+
     it('installs available libdefs using PnP', () => {
       return fakeProjectEnv(async FLOWPROJ_DIR => {
         // Create some dependencies
diff --git a/cli/src/lib/npm/__tests__/npmLibDefs-test.js b/cli/src/lib/npm/__tests__/npmLibDefs-test.js
index 1f838b21ee..2c8991af9a 100644
--- a/cli/src/lib/npm/__tests__/npmLibDefs-test.js
+++ b/cli/src/lib/npm/__tests__/npmLibDefs-test.js
@@ -340,13 +340,22 @@ describe('npmLibDefs', () => {
       expect(pkgVersionMatch('>=8.5.1', '9.x.x')).toBe(false);
     });
 
-    it('matches explicit libdef with major range libdef', () => {
+    it('matches explicit version with major range libdef', () => {
       expect(pkgVersionMatch('8.5.1', '8.x.x')).toBe(true);
     });
 
-    it('matches explicit libdef with minor range libdef', () => {
+    it('matches explicit version with minor range libdef', () => {
       expect(pkgVersionMatch('8.5.1', '8.5.x')).toBe(true);
     });
+
+    it('matches alpha version with libdef', () => {
+      expect(pkgVersionMatch('8.5.1-alpha.0', '8.5.x')).toBe(true);
+      expect(pkgVersionMatch('8.5.1-alpha.0', '8.x.x')).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('matches non-semantic version alpha version with libdef', () => {
+      expect(pkgVersionMatch('42.6.7.9.3-alpha', '42.6.x')).toBe(true);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('getInstalledNpmLibDefs', () => {
diff --git a/cli/src/lib/npm/npmLibDefs.js b/cli/src/lib/npm/npmLibDefs.js
index c1f1e36054..ef98c74057 100644
--- a/cli/src/lib/npm/npmLibDefs.js
+++ b/cli/src/lib/npm/npmLibDefs.js
@@ -275,19 +275,7 @@ export function pkgVersionMatch(
     return libDefSemverRaw;
   })();
 
-  const pkgSemver = (() => {
-    // If pkg version is prefixed with `>=` we should be treated as `^`
-    // Normally `>=` would mean anything greater than a particular version so
-    // ">=2.1.0" would match 2.1.0 up to anything such as 3.4.5
-    // But in the case of flow types, an import of a lib should probably match
-    // the lowest version that matches the range to assume backwards compatibility usage
-    const gtEq = '>=';
-    if (pkgSemverRaw.startsWith(gtEq)) {
-      return pkgSemverRaw.replace(gtEq, '^');
-    }
-
-    return pkgSemverRaw;
-  })();
+  const pkgSemver = semver.coerce(pkgSemverRaw)?.version ?? pkgSemverRaw;
 
   if (semver.valid(pkgSemver)) {
     // Test the single package version against the LibDef range
@@ -316,23 +304,7 @@ export function pkgVersionMatch(
   const libDefUpper = getRangeUpperBound(libDefRange);
 
   const pkgBelowLower = semver.gtr(libDefLower, pkgSemver);
-  // semver.coerce explanation:
-  // We compare a libdef version against a package version
-  // to check if it matches the range, if pkgAboveUpper would be true
-  // that means it doesn't match.
-  //
-  // Mismatches occur when for example libdef is defined as is 8.5.x
-  // which makes it's upper <8.6.0
-  // pkgSemver is ^8.5.1 who's range will reach a max of <9.0.0
-  // therefore libDefUpper is less than maximum pkgSemver range.
-  //
-  // coerce will transform any semver passed in to an explicit
-  // version, in this case, ^8.5.1 becomes 8.5.1 which allows
-  // 8.6.0 (libdef) to be above 8.5.1 (pkg).
-  const pkgAboveUpper = semver.ltr(
-    libDefUpper,
-    semver.coerce(pkgSemver)?.version ?? pkgSemver,
-  );
+  const pkgAboveUpper = semver.ltr(libDefUpper, pkgSemver);
   if (pkgBelowLower || pkgAboveUpper) {
     return false;
   }