diff --git a/app/composables/npm/useResolvedVersion.ts b/app/composables/npm/useResolvedVersion.ts
index d129a94b98..278b828a1a 100644
--- a/app/composables/npm/useResolvedVersion.ts
+++ b/app/composables/npm/useResolvedVersion.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import type { ResolvedPackageVersion } from 'fast-npm-meta'
+import type { PackageVersionsInfo, ResolvedPackageVersion } from 'fast-npm-meta'
+import semver from 'semver'
 
 export function useResolvedVersion(
   packageName: MaybeRefOrGetter<string>,
@@ -13,6 +14,20 @@ export function useResolvedVersion(
         ? `https://npm.antfu.dev/${name}@${version}`
         : `https://npm.antfu.dev/${name}`
       const data = await $fetch<ResolvedPackageVersion>(url)
+
+      // The fast-npm-meta API echoes back non-existent exact versions without
+      // error (no publishedAt, no validation). When publishedAt is missing for
+      // an exact version request, cross-check the versions list to confirm the
+      // version actually exists in the registry.
+      if (version && semver.valid(version) && !data.publishedAt) {
+        const versionsData = await $fetch<PackageVersionsInfo>(
+          `https://npm.antfu.dev/versions/${name}`,
+        )
+        if (!versionsData.versions.includes(version)) {
+          return undefined
+        }
+      }
+
       return data.version
     },
     { default: () => undefined },
diff --git a/test/nuxt/composables/use-resolved-version.spec.ts b/test/nuxt/composables/use-resolved-version.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87e806f24a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/nuxt/composables/use-resolved-version.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import type { PackageVersionsInfo, ResolvedPackageVersion } from 'fast-npm-meta'
+
+function makeResolvedVersion(
+  overrides: Partial<ResolvedPackageVersion> = {},
+): ResolvedPackageVersion {
+  return {
+    name: 'axios',
+    version: '1.7.9',
+    specifier: '1.7.9',
+    publishedAt: '2024-12-04T07:38:16.833Z',
+    lastSynced: 1712345678,
+    ...overrides,
+  }
+}
+
+function makeVersionsInfo(versions: string[]): PackageVersionsInfo {
+  return {
+    name: 'axios',
+    specifier: '*',
+    distTags: { latest: versions.at(-1) ?? '' },
+    versions,
+    time: { created: '2010-01-01', modified: '2024-12-04' },
+    lastSynced: 1712345678,
+  }
+}
+
+describe('useResolvedVersion', () => {
+  let fetchSpy: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    fetchSpy = vi.fn()
+    vi.stubGlobal('$fetch', fetchSpy)
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.unstubAllGlobals()
+  })
+
+  // Each test uses a unique package name to avoid sharing useAsyncData cache keys.
+
+  it('fetches without version suffix when no version is requested', async () => {
+    fetchSpy.mockResolvedValue(makeResolvedVersion({ name: 'pkg-no-version' }))
+
+    const { data, status } = useResolvedVersion('pkg-no-version', null)
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(status.value).toBe('success'))
+
+    expect(fetchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+    expect(fetchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('https://npm.antfu.dev/pkg-no-version')
+    expect(data.value).toBe('1.7.9')
+  })
+
+  it('appends the requested dist-tag to the URL', async () => {
+    fetchSpy.mockResolvedValue(makeResolvedVersion({ name: 'pkg-dist-tag', specifier: 'latest' }))
+
+    const { status } = useResolvedVersion('pkg-dist-tag', 'latest')
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(status.value).toBe('success'))
+
+    expect(fetchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('https://npm.antfu.dev/pkg-dist-tag@latest')
+  })
+
+  it('returns the resolved version for a valid exact version with publishedAt', async () => {
+    fetchSpy.mockResolvedValue(makeResolvedVersion({ name: 'pkg-valid-version' }))
+
+    const { data, status } = useResolvedVersion('pkg-valid-version', '1.7.9')
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(status.value).toBe('success'))
+
+    // publishedAt is present — no second fetch needed
+    expect(fetchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+    expect(data.value).toBe('1.7.9')
+  })
+
+  it('returns undefined for a non-existent exact version', async () => {
+    // The API echoes back non-existent versions without publishedAt
+    fetchSpy
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(
+        makeResolvedVersion({
+          name: 'pkg-nonexistent',
+          version: '150.150.150',
+          specifier: '150.150.150',
+          publishedAt: null,
+        }),
+      )
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(makeVersionsInfo(['1.6.0', '1.7.9']))
+
+    const { data, status } = useResolvedVersion('pkg-nonexistent', '150.150.150')
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(status.value).toBe('success'))
+
+    expect(fetchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+    expect(fetchSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, 'https://npm.antfu.dev/pkg-nonexistent@150.150.150')
+    expect(fetchSpy).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, 'https://npm.antfu.dev/versions/pkg-nonexistent')
+    expect(data.value).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  it('returns the version for an old package version with no publishedAt that is in the registry', async () => {
+    // Some registry entries lack publishedAt; the versions list is the source of truth
+    fetchSpy
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(
+        makeResolvedVersion({
+          name: 'pkg-old-version',
+          version: '0.1.0',
+          specifier: '0.1.0',
+          publishedAt: null,
+        }),
+      )
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(makeVersionsInfo(['0.1.0', '0.2.0', '1.0.0']))
+
+    const { data, status } = useResolvedVersion('pkg-old-version', '0.1.0')
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(status.value).toBe('success'))
+
+    expect(fetchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+    expect(data.value).toBe('0.1.0')
+  })
+
+  it('does not cross-check dist-tags against the versions list', async () => {
+    // Dist-tags start with a letter
+    fetchSpy.mockResolvedValue(
+      makeResolvedVersion({
+        name: 'pkg-dist-tag-next',
+        version: '1.7.0-beta.2',
+        specifier: 'next',
+        publishedAt: null,
+      }),
+    )
+
+    const { data, status } = useResolvedVersion('pkg-dist-tag-next', 'next')
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(status.value).toBe('success'))
+
+    expect(fetchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+    expect(data.value).toBe('1.7.0-beta.2')
+  })
+
+  it('handles scoped package names correctly', async () => {
+    fetchSpy.mockResolvedValue(
+      makeResolvedVersion({ name: '@test-scope/pkg', version: '3.5.0', specifier: '3.5.0' }),
+    )
+
+    const { data, status } = useResolvedVersion('@test-scope/pkg', '3.5.0')
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(status.value).toBe('success'))
+
+    expect(fetchSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('https://npm.antfu.dev/@test-scope/pkg@3.5.0')
+    expect(data.value).toBe('3.5.0')
+  })
+})