diff --git a/.changes/fix-cli-add-plugin-version.md b/.changes/fix-cli-add-plugin-version.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3c0db7e0722
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/fix-cli-add-plugin-version.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'tauri-cli': 'patch:bug'
+'@tauri-apps/cli': 'patch:bug'
+---
+
+Changed the `add` command to use a version requirement that matches the CLI's stable and prerelease numbers.
diff --git a/tooling/cli/src/add.rs b/tooling/cli/src/add.rs
index 08635c589f6..7b488b5fcc5 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/src/add.rs
+++ b/tooling/cli/src/add.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ pub fn run(options: Options) -> Result<()> {
         .then_some(r#"cfg(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios"))"#)
     });
 
+  let version = version.or(metadata.version_req.as_deref());
+
   cargo::install_one(cargo::CargoInstallOptions {
     name: &crate_name,
     version,
diff --git a/tooling/cli/src/helpers/plugins.rs b/tooling/cli/src/helpers/plugins.rs
index 52280635bae..9c676150aeb 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/src/helpers/plugins.rs
+++ b/tooling/cli/src/helpers/plugins.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pub struct PluginMetadata {
   pub mobile_only: bool,
   pub rust_only: bool,
   pub builder: bool,
+  pub version_req: Option<String>,
 }
 
 // known plugins with particular cases
@@ -55,5 +56,40 @@ pub fn known_plugins() -> HashMap<&'static str, PluginMetadata> {
     plugins.entry(p).or_default().rust_only = true;
   }
 
+  // known, but no particular config
+  for p in [
+    "geolocation",
+    "deep-link",
+    "dialog",
+    "fs",
+    "http",
+    "notification",
+    "os",
+    "process",
+    "shell",
+    "upload",
+    "websocket",
+  ] {
+    plugins.entry(p).or_default();
+  }
+
+  let version_req = version_req();
+  for plugin in plugins.values_mut() {
+    plugin.version_req.replace(version_req.clone());
+  }
+
   plugins
 }
+
+fn version_req() -> String {
+  let pre = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION_PRE");
+  if pre.is_empty() {
+    env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION_MAJOR").to_string()
+  } else {
+    format!(
+      "{}.0.0-{}",
+      env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION_MAJOR"),
+      pre.split('.').next().unwrap()
+    )
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tooling/cli/src/migrate/migrations/v1/frontend.rs b/tooling/cli/src/migrate/migrations/v1/frontend.rs
index b68b59eb0f4..5afba76da92 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/src/migrate/migrations/v1/frontend.rs
+++ b/tooling/cli/src/migrate/migrations/v1/frontend.rs
@@ -65,10 +65,8 @@ pub fn migrate(app_dir: &Path) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
     format!("{}.0.0", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION_MAJOR"))
   } else {
     format!(
-      "{}.{}.{}-{}.0",
+      "{}.0.0-{}.0",
       env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION_MAJOR"),
-      env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION_MINOR"),
-      env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION_PATCH"),
       pre.split('.').next().unwrap()
     )
   };
diff --git a/tooling/cli/src/migrate/migrations/v1/manifest.rs b/tooling/cli/src/migrate/migrations/v1/manifest.rs
index 73acd1111c9..9a83d985dec 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/src/migrate/migrations/v1/manifest.rs
+++ b/tooling/cli/src/migrate/migrations/v1/manifest.rs
@@ -198,10 +198,8 @@ fn dependency_version() -> String {
     env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION_MAJOR").to_string()
   } else {
     format!(
-      "{}.{}.{}-{}",
+      "{}.0.0-{}",
       env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION_MAJOR"),
-      env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION_MINOR"),
-      env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION_PATCH"),
       pre.split('.').next().unwrap()
     )
   }