diff --git a/pkg/plugins/repo/version.go b/pkg/plugins/repo/version.go
index b589288019b..b0d5092906d 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/repo/version.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/repo/version.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func SelectSystemCompatibleVersion(log log.PrettyLogger, versions []Version, plu
 		}, nil
 	}
 	for _, v := range versions {
-		if v.Version == version {
+		if normalizeVersion(v.Version) == version {
 			ver = v
 			break
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/repo/version_test.go b/pkg/plugins/repo/version_test.go
index d62671e3b88..ff5060dc199 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/repo/version_test.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/repo/version_test.go
@@ -73,4 +73,12 @@ func TestSelectSystemCompatibleVersion(t *testing.T) {
 		)
 		require.ErrorContains(t, err, "not compatible")
 	})
+
+	t.Run("Should handle v prefix correctly", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, err := SelectSystemCompatibleVersion(logger,
+			createPluginVersions(versionArg{version: "v2.0.0"}),
+			"test", "2.0.0", fakeCompatOpts(),
+		)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	})
 }