diff --git a/lib/rbs/environment_loader.rb b/lib/rbs/environment_loader.rb
index a05aaf93a..3c49081ee 100644
--- a/lib/rbs/environment_loader.rb
+++ b/lib/rbs/environment_loader.rb
@@ -83,7 +83,21 @@ def add_collection(lockfile)
       repository.add(lockfile.fullpath)
 
       lockfile.gems.each_value do |gem|
-        add(library: gem[:name], version: gem[:version], resolve_dependencies: false)
+        name = gem[:name]
+        locked_version = gem[:version]
+
+        if (source = gem[:source]).is_a?(Collection::Sources::Rubygems)
+          # allow loading different version of a gem
+
+          unless source.has?(name, locked_version)
+            if (spec, _ = self.class.gem_sig_path(name, nil))
+              RBS.logger.warn { "Loading type definition from gem `#{name}-#{spec.version}` because locked version `#{locked_version}` is unavailable. Try `rbs collection update` to fix the (potential) issue." }
+              locked_version = spec.version.to_s
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
+        add(library: gem[:name], version: locked_version, resolve_dependencies: false)
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/test/rbs/environment_loader_test.rb b/test/rbs/environment_loader_test.rb
index e38b2a498..03dd8425d 100644
--- a/test/rbs/environment_loader_test.rb
+++ b/test/rbs/environment_loader_test.rb
@@ -240,6 +240,48 @@ def test_loading_from_rbs_collection
     end
   end
 
+  def test_loading_from_rbs_collection__gem_version_mismatch
+    mktmpdir do |path|
+      lockfile_path = path.join('rbs_collection.lock.yaml')
+      lockfile_path.write(<<~YAML)
+        sources:
+          - name: ruby/gem_rbs_collection
+            remote: https://github.com/ruby/gem_rbs_collection.git
+            revision: b4d3b346d9657543099a35a1fd20347e75b8c523
+            repo_dir: gems
+        path: '.gem_rbs_collection'
+        gems:
+          - name: rbs-amber
+            version: "1.1"
+            source:
+              type: "rubygems"
+      YAML
+      RBS::Collection::Installer.new(lockfile_path: lockfile_path, stdout: StringIO.new).install_from_lockfile
+      lock = RBS::Collection::Config::Lockfile.from_lockfile(lockfile_path: lockfile_path, data: YAML.load_file(lockfile_path))
+
+      repo = RBS::Repository.new()
+
+      loader = EnvironmentLoader.new(repository: repo)
+
+      io = StringIO.new
+      old_output = RBS.logger_output
+      RBS.logger_output = io
+      begin
+        loader.add_collection(lock)
+        env = Environment.new
+        loader.load(env: env)
+      ensure
+        RBS.logger_output = old_output
+      end
+
+      assert_operator(
+        io.string,
+        :include?,
+        "Loading type definition from gem `rbs-amber-1.0.0` because locked version `1.1` is unavailable. Try `rbs collection update` to fix the (potential) issue."
+      )
+    end
+  end
+
   def test_loading_from_rbs_collection_git_source_without_install
     mktmpdir do |path|
       lockfile_path = path.join('rbs_collection.lock.yaml')