diff --git a/src/releaseStats.ts b/src/releaseStats.ts
index ce1128c..f81d94c 100644
--- a/src/releaseStats.ts
+++ b/src/releaseStats.ts
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ export function resolveReleaseStats(
   const installedIsPreRelease =
     installedVersion && isPreRelease(installedVersion);
   let latestVersionIs: ReleaseStats['latestVersionIs'];
+  const latestPreReleaseSamePatchAsLatestStable =
+    !!latestStableReleaseVersion &&
+    isSamePatchVersion(latestStableReleaseVersion, latestPreReleaseVersion);
   if (installedVersion) {
     latestVersionIs = 'installed';
     if (canUpdateToStable && !latestPreReleaseIsNewerThanStable) {
@@ -228,18 +231,26 @@ export function resolveReleaseStats(
   }
   if (options.allowPreRelease && preReleaseAsset && latestPreReleaseVersion) {
     if (!installedVersion) {
-      actions.push({
-        type: 'install-pre-release',
-        asset: preReleaseAsset,
-        to: latestPreReleaseVersion,
-      });
+      if (latestPreReleaseSamePatchAsLatestStable) {
+        // do not offer pre-release with same patch version as stable
+      } else {
+        actions.push({
+          type: 'install-pre-release',
+          asset: preReleaseAsset,
+          to: latestPreReleaseVersion,
+        });
+      }
     } else if (canUpdateToPreRelease) {
-      actions.push({
-        type: 'update-pre-release',
-        asset: preReleaseAsset,
-        to: latestPreReleaseVersion,
-        from: installedVersion,
-      });
+      if (latestPreReleaseSamePatchAsLatestStable) {
+        // do not offer pre-release with same patch version as stable
+      } else {
+        actions.push({
+          type: 'update-pre-release',
+          asset: preReleaseAsset,
+          to: latestPreReleaseVersion,
+          from: installedVersion,
+        });
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/releaseStats.unit.test.ts b/src/releaseStats.unit.test.ts
index 0498ba4..a6b7254 100644
--- a/src/releaseStats.unit.test.ts
+++ b/src/releaseStats.unit.test.ts
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ describe('resolveReleaseStats', () => {
       },
     ],
     [
-      'Pre→stable (newer pre available)',
+      'Pre→stable (newer pre available + stable same patch version)',
       {
         installed: '1.0.0-beta.1',
         stableRelease: '1.0.0-release.0',
@@ -446,12 +446,6 @@ describe('resolveReleaseStats', () => {
             from: '1.0.0-beta.1',
             to: '1.0.0-release.0',
           },
-          {
-            type: 'update-pre-release',
-            asset: preAsset,
-            from: '1.0.0-beta.1',
-            to: '1.0.0-beta.2',
-          },
           {
             type: 'uninstall-pre-release',
             from: '1.0.0-beta.1',
@@ -751,6 +745,87 @@ describe('resolveReleaseStats', () => {
         latestStableRelease: release('1.2.0-release.0', 'stable'),
       },
     ],
+    [
+      'Latest pre same version as stable, nothing installed',
+      {
+        installed: undefined,
+        stableRelease: '0.96.1-release.12',
+        preRelease: '0.96.1-beta.1',
+        allowPreRelease: true,
+        removeable: true,
+      },
+      {
+        actions: [
+          {
+            type: 'install-stable',
+            asset: stableAsset,
+            to: '0.96.1-release.12',
+          },
+        ],
+        latestVersionIs: 'stable',
+        installedVersion: undefined,
+        latestPreRelease: release('0.96.1-beta.1', 'pre-release'),
+        latestStableRelease: release('0.96.1-release.12', 'stable'),
+      },
+    ],
+    [
+      'Latest pre same version as stable, older stable installed',
+      {
+        installed: '0.96.0-release.0',
+        stableRelease: '0.96.1-release.12',
+        preRelease: '0.96.1-beta.1',
+        allowPreRelease: true,
+        removeable: true,
+      },
+      {
+        actions: [
+          {
+            type: 'update-stable',
+            asset: stableAsset,
+            from: '0.96.0-release.0',
+            to: '0.96.1-release.12',
+          },
+          {
+            type: 'uninstall',
+            from: '0.96.0-release.0',
+            moduleId: 'jaspAcceptanceSampling',
+          },
+        ],
+        latestVersionIs: 'stable',
+        installedVersion: '0.96.0-release.0',
+        latestPreRelease: release('0.96.1-beta.1', 'pre-release'),
+        latestStableRelease: release('0.96.1-release.12', 'stable'),
+      },
+    ],
+    [
+      'Latest pre same version as stable, older beta installed',
+      {
+        installed: '0.96.0-beta.0',
+        stableRelease: '0.96.1-release.12',
+        preRelease: '0.96.1-beta.1',
+        allowPreRelease: true,
+        removeable: true,
+      },
+      {
+        actions: [
+          {
+            type: 'update-stable',
+            asset: stableAsset,
+            from: '0.96.0-beta.0',
+            to: '0.96.1-release.12',
+          },
+          {
+            type: 'uninstall-pre-release',
+            from: '0.96.0-beta.0',
+            moduleId: 'jaspAcceptanceSampling',
+          },
+        ],
+        latestVersionIs: 'stable',
+        installedVersion: '0.96.0-beta.0',
+        latestPreRelease: release('0.96.1-beta.1', 'pre-release'),
+        latestStableRelease: release('0.96.1-release.12', 'stable'),
+      },
+    ],
   ])('$0', ([_summary, given, expected]) => {
     const repo: Repository = {
       id: 'jaspAcceptanceSampling',