diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index f59dc9f..3290e3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ jobs:
           - version-input: ">=0.4.25,<0.5"
             expected-version: "0.4.25"
             resolution-strategy: "lowest"
+          - version-input: ">=0.4.25"
+            expected-version: "0.4.25"
+            resolution-strategy: "lowest"
           - version-input: ">=0.1,<0.2"
             expected-version: "0.1.45"
             resolution-strategy: "highest"
diff --git a/biome.json b/biome.json
index df1e86c..5289cab 100644
--- a/biome.json
+++ b/biome.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "$schema": "https://biomejs.dev/schemas/2.2.4/schema.json",
+  "$schema": "https://biomejs.dev/schemas/2.2.5/schema.json",
   "assist": {
     "actions": {
       "source": {
diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index f2dc045..5102ed3 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -129214,24 +129214,25 @@ async function resolveVersion(versionInput, manifestFile, githubToken, resolutio
     core.debug(`Resolving version: ${versionInput}`);
     let version;
     const isSimpleMinimumVersionSpecifier = versionInput.includes(">") && !versionInput.includes(",");
-    if (isSimpleMinimumVersionSpecifier) {
+    const resolveVersionSpecifierToLatest = isSimpleMinimumVersionSpecifier && resolutionStrategy === "highest";
+    if (resolveVersionSpecifierToLatest) {
         core.info("Found minimum version specifier, using latest version");
     }
     if (manifestFile) {
         version =
-            versionInput === "latest" || isSimpleMinimumVersionSpecifier
+            versionInput === "latest" || resolveVersionSpecifierToLatest
                 ? await (0, version_manifest_1.getLatestKnownVersion)(manifestFile)
                 : versionInput;
     }
     else {
         version =
-            versionInput === "latest" || isSimpleMinimumVersionSpecifier
+            versionInput === "latest" || resolveVersionSpecifierToLatest
                 ? await getLatestVersion(githubToken)
                 : versionInput;
     }
     if (tc.isExplicitVersion(version)) {
         core.debug(`Version ${version} is an explicit version.`);
-        if (isSimpleMinimumVersionSpecifier) {
+        if (resolveVersionSpecifierToLatest) {
             if (!pep440.satisfies(version, versionInput)) {
                 throw new Error(`No version found for ${versionInput}`);
             }
diff --git a/src/download/download-version.ts b/src/download/download-version.ts
index fa86ebe..3e7096c 100644
--- a/src/download/download-version.ts
+++ b/src/download/download-version.ts
@@ -141,23 +141,25 @@ export async function resolveVersion(
   let version: string;
   const isSimpleMinimumVersionSpecifier =
     versionInput.includes(">") && !versionInput.includes(",");
-  if (isSimpleMinimumVersionSpecifier) {
+  const resolveVersionSpecifierToLatest =
+    isSimpleMinimumVersionSpecifier && resolutionStrategy === "highest";
+  if (resolveVersionSpecifierToLatest) {
     core.info("Found minimum version specifier, using latest version");
   }
   if (manifestFile) {
     version =
-      versionInput === "latest" || isSimpleMinimumVersionSpecifier
+      versionInput === "latest" || resolveVersionSpecifierToLatest
         ? await getLatestVersionInManifest(manifestFile)
         : versionInput;
   } else {
     version =
-      versionInput === "latest" || isSimpleMinimumVersionSpecifier
+      versionInput === "latest" || resolveVersionSpecifierToLatest
         ? await getLatestVersion(githubToken)
         : versionInput;
   }
   if (tc.isExplicitVersion(version)) {
     core.debug(`Version ${version} is an explicit version.`);
-    if (isSimpleMinimumVersionSpecifier) {
+    if (resolveVersionSpecifierToLatest) {
       if (!pep440.satisfies(version, versionInput)) {
         throw new Error(`No version found for ${versionInput}`);
       }