diff --git a/packages/flutterfire_cli/bin/flutterfire.dart b/packages/flutterfire_cli/bin/flutterfire.dart
index 40248161..3a580fac 100755
--- a/packages/flutterfire_cli/bin/flutterfire.dart
+++ b/packages/flutterfire_cli/bin/flutterfire.dart
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import 'package:flutterfire_cli/version.g.dart';
 import 'package:pub_updater/pub_updater.dart';
 
 Future<void> main(List<String> arguments) async {
-  if (arguments.contains('--version') || arguments.contains('-v')) {
+  if (isCliVersionRequest(arguments)) {
     print(cliVersion);
     // No version checks on CIs.
     if (utils.isCI) return;
@@ -74,3 +74,11 @@ Future<void> main(List<String> arguments) async {
     rethrow;
   }
 }
+
+/// Whether the arguments request the FlutterFire CLI version.
+///
+/// Only a standalone version flag belongs to the CLI. Subcommands may define
+/// their own version option, such as the BoM version accepted by `install`.
+bool isCliVersionRequest(List<String> arguments) =>
+    arguments.length == 1 &&
+    (arguments.single == '--version' || arguments.single == '-v');
diff --git a/packages/flutterfire_cli/lib/src/commands/install.dart b/packages/flutterfire_cli/lib/src/commands/install.dart
index 1273e94a..8a46c9eb 100644
--- a/packages/flutterfire_cli/lib/src/commands/install.dart
+++ b/packages/flutterfire_cli/lib/src/commands/install.dart
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import 'dart:convert';
 import 'dart:io';
 
 import 'package:ansi_styles/ansi_styles.dart';
+import 'package:args/args.dart';
 import 'package:collection/collection.dart';
 
 import '../common/utils.dart';
@@ -85,6 +86,28 @@ enum FlutterFirePlugins {
       FlutterFirePlugins.values.map((plugin) => plugin.name).toList();
 }
 
+/// Maps prompt selection indexes to the exact plugin list shown to the user.
+///
+/// The prompt excludes plugins that are unavailable in the selected BoM, so
+/// its indexes must not be applied to the unfiltered [FlutterFirePlugins]
+/// values.
+List<FlutterFirePlugins> pluginsFromSelectionIndexes(
+  List<FlutterFirePlugins> availablePlugins,
+  List<int> selectedIndexes,
+) => selectedIndexes.map((index) => availablePlugins[index]).toList();
+
+/// Returns the BoM version supplied as a positional argument or option.
+///
+/// [ArgResults.rest] contains only positional arguments, unlike
+/// [ArgResults.arguments], which also contains command options.
+String? bomVersionFromArguments(ArgResults arguments) {
+  if (arguments.rest.length == 1) {
+    return arguments.rest.single;
+  }
+
+  return arguments['version'] as String?;
+}
+
 class InstallCommand extends FlutterFireCommand {
   InstallCommand(FlutterApp? flutterApp) : super(flutterApp) {
     setupDefaultFirebaseCliOptions();
@@ -138,12 +161,15 @@ class InstallCommand extends FlutterFireCommand {
       return selectedPlugins;
     }
 
-    final selectedPlugins = <FlutterFirePlugins>[];
     final listAvailablePluginsInVersion = availablePlugins.keys.toList();
-    final choices = FlutterFirePlugins.values
+    // Keep the filtered enum values as well as their labels so prompt indexes
+    // can be resolved against the same list the user sees.
+    final availablePluginChoices = FlutterFirePlugins.values
         .where(
           (element) => listAvailablePluginsInVersion.contains(element.name),
         )
+        .toList();
+    final choices = availablePluginChoices
         .map((plugin) => plugin.displayName)
         .toList();
     final defaultSelection = List<bool>.filled(choices.length, false);
@@ -164,10 +190,7 @@ class InstallCommand extends FlutterFireCommand {
       choices,
       defaultSelection: defaultSelection,
     );
-    for (final index in selectedChoices) {
-      selectedPlugins.add(FlutterFirePlugins.values[index]);
-    }
-    return selectedPlugins;
+    return pluginsFromSelectionIndexes(availablePluginChoices, selectedChoices);
   }
 
   Future<Map<String, String>> _getPluginVersionsFromJSON(
@@ -204,13 +227,8 @@ class InstallCommand extends FlutterFireCommand {
   @override
   Future<void> run() async {
     // Get the BoM version number from the arguments
-    late String bomVersion;
-
-    if (argResults?.arguments.length == 1) {
-      bomVersion = argResults!.arguments[0];
-    } else if (argResults?['version'] != null) {
-      bomVersion = argResults!['version'] as String;
-    } else {
+    final bomVersion = bomVersionFromArguments(argResults!);
+    if (bomVersion == null) {
       stderr.writeln(
         'Usage for install command: flutterfire install <version>',
       );
diff --git a/packages/flutterfire_cli/test/install_unit_test.dart b/packages/flutterfire_cli/test/install_unit_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62b24a3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/flutterfire_cli/test/install_unit_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import 'package:args/args.dart';
+import 'package:flutterfire_cli/src/commands/install.dart';
+import 'package:test/test.dart';
+
+import '../bin/flutterfire.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  group('install plugin selection', () {
+    test('maps prompt indexes against the available plugins', () {
+      final availablePlugins = [
+        for (final plugin in FlutterFirePlugins.values)
+          if (plugin != FlutterFirePlugins.dynamicLinks) plugin,
+      ];
+
+      expect(pluginsFromSelectionIndexes(availablePlugins, [9, 10, 13]), [
+        FlutterFirePlugins.inAppMessaging,
+        FlutterFirePlugins.messaging,
+        FlutterFirePlugins.remoteConfig,
+      ]);
+    });
+  });
+
+  group('install version arguments', () {
+    final parser = ArgParser()
+      ..addOption('version')
+      ..addFlag('only-pubspec-plugins', negatable: false);
+
+    test('accepts a positional version with options', () {
+      final results = parser.parse(['4.17.1', '--only-pubspec-plugins']);
+
+      expect(bomVersionFromArguments(results), '4.17.1');
+    });
+
+    test('accepts the command version option', () {
+      final results = parser.parse(['--version', '4.17.1']);
+
+      expect(bomVersionFromArguments(results), '4.17.1');
+    });
+
+    test(
+      'only treats a standalone global version flag as a CLI version request',
+      () {
+        expect(isCliVersionRequest(['--version']), isTrue);
+        expect(isCliVersionRequest(['-v']), isTrue);
+        expect(
+          isCliVersionRequest(['install', '--version', '4.17.1']),
+          isFalse,
+        );
+      },
+    );
+  });
+}