diff --git a/pkg/config-reader/reader.go b/pkg/config-reader/reader.go
index 73b9d718d..0f3e2c1d9 100644
--- a/pkg/config-reader/reader.go
+++ b/pkg/config-reader/reader.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (r *ConfigReader) readPackage(logE *logrus.Entry, configFilePath string, pk
 				"version_expr": pkg.VersionExpr,
 			}))
 		}
-		pkg.Version = s
+		pkg.Version = pkg.VersionExprPrefix + s
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 	if pkg.Import == "" {
diff --git a/pkg/config/aqua/config.go b/pkg/config/aqua/config.go
index 69c184f74..df05357f5 100644
--- a/pkg/config/aqua/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/aqua/config.go
@@ -7,19 +7,20 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Package struct {
-	Name           string          `validate:"required" json:"name,omitempty"`
-	Registry       string          `validate:"required" yaml:",omitempty" json:"registry,omitempty" jsonschema:"description=Registry name,example=foo,example=local,default=standard"`
-	Version        string          `validate:"required" yaml:",omitempty" json:"version,omitempty"`
-	Import         string          `yaml:",omitempty" json:"import,omitempty"`
-	Tags           []string        `yaml:",omitempty" json:"tags,omitempty"`
-	Description    string          `yaml:",omitempty" json:"description,omitempty"`
-	Link           string          `yaml:",omitempty" json:"link,omitempty"`
-	Update         *Update         `yaml:",omitempty" json:"update,omitempty"`
-	FilePath       string          `json:"-" yaml:"-"`
-	GoVersionFile  string          `json:"go_version_file,omitempty" yaml:"go_version_file,omitempty"`
-	VersionExpr    string          `json:"version_expr,omitempty" yaml:"version_expr,omitempty"`
-	Vars           map[string]any  `json:"vars,omitempty" yaml:",omitempty"`
-	CommandAliases []*CommandAlias `json:"command_aliases,omitempty" yaml:"command_aliases,omitempty"`
+	Name              string          `validate:"required" json:"name,omitempty"`
+	Registry          string          `validate:"required" yaml:",omitempty" json:"registry,omitempty" jsonschema:"description=Registry name,example=foo,example=local,default=standard"`
+	Version           string          `validate:"required" yaml:",omitempty" json:"version,omitempty"`
+	Import            string          `yaml:",omitempty" json:"import,omitempty"`
+	Tags              []string        `yaml:",omitempty" json:"tags,omitempty"`
+	Description       string          `yaml:",omitempty" json:"description,omitempty"`
+	Link              string          `yaml:",omitempty" json:"link,omitempty"`
+	Update            *Update         `yaml:",omitempty" json:"update,omitempty"`
+	FilePath          string          `json:"-" yaml:"-"`
+	GoVersionFile     string          `json:"go_version_file,omitempty" yaml:"go_version_file,omitempty"`
+	VersionExpr       string          `json:"version_expr,omitempty" yaml:"version_expr,omitempty"`
+	VersionExprPrefix string          `json:"version_expr_prefix,omitempty" yaml:"version_expr_prefix,omitempty"`
+	Vars              map[string]any  `json:"vars,omitempty" yaml:",omitempty"`
+	CommandAliases    []*CommandAlias `json:"command_aliases,omitempty" yaml:"command_aliases,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type CommandAlias struct {