diff --git a/src/cli/install.rs b/src/cli/install.rs
index 20a0b17..1f92680 100644
--- a/src/cli/install.rs
+++ b/src/cli/install.rs
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ pub async fn install(
 								crate::cli::version::get_installed_versions(engine)
 									.await?
 									.into_iter()
-									.filter(|version| version_matches(version, &req))
+									.filter(|version| version_matches(&req, version))
 									.next_back()
 									.map(|version| (engine, version)),
 							)
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ pub async fn install(
 								continue;
 							};
 
-							if !version_matches(version, &req) {
+							if !version_matches(&req, version) {
 								multi.suspend(|| {
 									println!("{}: package {id} requires {engine} {req}, but {version} is installed", "warn".yellow().bold());
 								});
diff --git a/src/cli/version.rs b/src/cli/version.rs
index 1d3fb69..bdccd05 100644
--- a/src/cli/version.rs
+++ b/src/cli/version.rs
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ pub async fn get_or_download_engine(
 
 	let max_matching = installed_versions
 		.iter()
-		.filter(|v| version_matches(v, &req))
+		.filter(|v| version_matches(&req, v))
 		.next_back();
 	if let Some(version) = max_matching {
 		return Ok(path
diff --git a/src/engine/source/github/mod.rs b/src/engine/source/github/mod.rs
index 316e95e..40c865b 100644
--- a/src/engine/source/github/mod.rs
+++ b/src/engine/source/github/mod.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ impl EngineSource for GitHubEngineSource {
 			.into_iter()
 			.filter_map(
 				|release| match release.tag_name.trim_start_matches('v').parse() {
-					Ok(version) if version_matches(&version, requirement) => {
+					Ok(version) if version_matches(requirement, &version) => {
 						Some((version, release))
 					}
 					_ => None,
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 642bbd8..91bced6 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ pub async fn find_roots(
 
 /// Returns whether a version matches a version requirement
 /// Differs from `VersionReq::matches` in that EVERY version matches `*`
-pub fn version_matches(version: &Version, req: &VersionReq) -> bool {
+pub fn version_matches(req: &VersionReq, version: &Version) -> bool {
 	*req == VersionReq::STAR || req.matches(version)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 3d7bf07..9c2afe5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use anyhow::Context;
 use clap::{builder::styling::AnsiColor, Parser};
 use fs_err::tokio as fs;
 use indicatif::MultiProgress;
-use pesde::{engine::EngineKind, find_roots, AuthConfig, Project};
+use pesde::{engine::EngineKind, find_roots, version_matches, AuthConfig, Project};
 use semver::VersionReq;
 use std::{
 	io,
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ async fn run() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 		if engine == EngineKind::Pesde {
 			match &req {
 				// we're already running a compatible version
-				Some(req) if req.matches(&current_version()) => break 'engines,
+				Some(req) if version_matches(req, &current_version()) => break 'engines,
 				// the user has not requested a specific version, so we'll just use the current one
 				None => break 'engines,
 				_ => (),
diff --git a/src/source/pesde/mod.rs b/src/source/pesde/mod.rs
index d04f687..82e5059 100644
--- a/src/source/pesde/mod.rs
+++ b/src/source/pesde/mod.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use crate::{
 		DependencySpecifiers, PackageSource, ResolveResult, VersionId, IGNORED_DIRS, IGNORED_FILES,
 	},
 	util::hash,
-	Project,
+	version_matches, Project,
 };
 use fs_err::tokio as fs;
 use futures::StreamExt;
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ impl PackageSource for PesdePackageSource {
 				.into_iter()
 				.filter(|(_, entry)| !entry.yanked)
 				.filter(|(VersionId(version, target), _)| {
-					specifier.version.matches(version)
+					version_matches(&specifier.version, version)
 						&& specifier.target.unwrap_or(*project_target) == *target
 				})
 				.map(|(id, entry)| {
diff --git a/src/source/wally/mod.rs b/src/source/wally/mod.rs
index 36b13c4..5e24815 100644
--- a/src/source/wally/mod.rs
+++ b/src/source/wally/mod.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use crate::{
 		PackageSources, ResolveResult, IGNORED_DIRS, IGNORED_FILES,
 	},
 	util::hash,
-	Project,
+	version_matches, Project,
 };
 use fs_err::tokio as fs;
 use gix::Url;
@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@ impl PackageSource for WallyPackageSource {
 				PackageNames::Wally(specifier.name.clone()),
 				entries
 					.into_iter()
-					.filter(|manifest| specifier.version.matches(&manifest.package.version))
+					.filter(|manifest| {
+						version_matches(&specifier.version, &manifest.package.version)
+					})
 					.map(|manifest| {
 						let dependencies = manifest.all_dependencies().map_err(|e| {
 							errors::ResolveError::AllDependencies(specifier.to_string(), e)