diff --git a/pkg/repo/v1/index.go b/pkg/repo/v1/index.go
index ba747d702..57e4c081f 100644
--- a/pkg/repo/v1/index.go
+++ b/pkg/repo/v1/index.go
@@ -176,6 +176,19 @@ func (i IndexFile) SortEntries() {
 	}
 }
 
+// isVersionRange checks if the version string is a range constraint (e.g., "^1", "~1.10")
+// rather than an exact version (e.g., "1.10.0").
+func isVersionRange(version string) bool {
+	if strings.ContainsAny(version, "^~<>=!*") || strings.Contains(version, "||") || strings.Contains(version, " - ") {
+		return true
+	}
+	core := version
+	if idx := strings.IndexAny(version, "-+"); idx != -1 {
+		core = version[:idx]
+	}
+	return strings.ContainsAny(core, "xX")
+}
+
 // Get returns the ChartVersion for the given name.
 //
 // If version is empty, this will return the chart with the latest stable version,
@@ -216,8 +229,10 @@ func (i IndexFile) Get(name, version string) (*ChartVersion, error) {
 		}
 
 		if constraint.Check(test) {
-			if len(version) != 0 {
+			if len(version) != 0 && !isVersionRange(version) {
 				slog.Warn("unable to find exact version requested; falling back to closest available version", "chart", name, "requested", version, "selected", ver.Version)
+			} else if len(version) != 0 && isVersionRange(version) {
+				slog.Debug("selected version matching constraint", "chart", name, "constraint", version, "selected", ver.Version)
 			}
 			return ver, nil
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/repo/v1/index_test.go b/pkg/repo/v1/index_test.go
index 550c8e82c..a86efe1e3 100644
--- a/pkg/repo/v1/index_test.go
+++ b/pkg/repo/v1/index_test.go
@@ -718,3 +718,45 @@ func TestLoadIndex_DuplicateChartDeps(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestIsVersionRange(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		version  string
+		expected bool
+	}{
+		{"1.0.0", false},
+		{"1.0.0+metadata", false},
+		{"v1.19.2", false},
+		{"v1", false},
+		{"^1", true},
+		{"^1.2.3", true},
+		{"~1.10", true},
+		{"~1.10.0", true},
+		{">= 1.0.0", true},
+		{"> 1.0.0", true},
+		{"< 2.0.0", true},
+		{"<= 2.0.0", true},
+		{"!= 1.0.0", true},
+		{"1.*", true},
+		{"1.x", true},
+		{"1.X", true},
+		{"v1.x", true},
+		{"v1.X", true},
+		{"1.0.0 - 2.0.0", true},
+		{"^1.0.0 || ^2.0.0", true},
+		{">=1.0.0 <2.0.0", true},
+		// Exact versions with 'x'/'X' in prerelease or build metadata
+		{"1.0.0-fix", false},
+		{"2.0.0-next", false},
+		{"1.0.0+exp", false},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.version, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := isVersionRange(tt.version)
+			if got != tt.expected {
+				t.Errorf("isVersionRange(%q) = %v, want %v", tt.version, got, tt.expected)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}