diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d050ca4c3..828e5ad6c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common
 go 1.24.5
 
 require (
+	github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.4.0
 	github.com/XSAM/otelsql v0.37.0
 	github.com/andybalholm/brotli v1.1.1
 	github.com/atombender/go-jsonschema v0.16.1-0.20240916205339-a74cd4e2851c
@@ -76,7 +77,6 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
-	github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/apache/arrow-go/v18 v18.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/aybabtme/rgbterm v0.0.0-20170906152045-cc83f3b3ce59 // indirect
 	github.com/bahlo/generic-list-go v0.2.0 // indirect
diff --git a/pkg/capabilities/registry/base.go b/pkg/capabilities/registry/base.go
index 64c44f739..8599ec646 100644
--- a/pkg/capabilities/registry/base.go
+++ b/pkg/capabilities/registry/base.go
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3"
+
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/capabilities"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/logger"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/types/core"
@@ -36,11 +39,58 @@ func (r *baseRegistry) Get(_ context.Context, id string) (capabilities.BaseCapab
 	r.mu.RLock()
 	defer r.mu.RUnlock()
 	c, ok := r.m[id]
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("capability not found with id %s", id)
+	if ok {
+		return c, nil
+	}
+
+	// Find compatible version (>= requested version with same major)
+	parts := strings.Split(id, "@")
+	if len(parts) != 2 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid capability id format: %s", id)
 	}
+	name, verStr := parts[0], parts[1]
 
-	return c, nil
+	reqVer, err := semver.NewVersion(verStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid version in capability id %q: %w", id, err)
+	}
+	reqIsPrerelease := reqVer.Prerelease() != ""
+
+	var bestCap capabilities.BaseCapability
+	var bestVer *semver.Version
+	for key, cap := range r.m {
+		p := strings.Split(key, "@")
+		if len(p) != 2 {
+			continue
+		}
+		if p[0] != name {
+			continue
+		}
+		v, err := semver.NewVersion(p[1])
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if v.Major() != reqVer.Major() {
+			continue
+		}
+		// If the request is stable, skip pre-release candidates
+		if !reqIsPrerelease && v.Prerelease() != "" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if v.GreaterThan(reqVer) {
+			if bestVer == nil || v.LessThan(bestVer) {
+				bestCap = cap
+				bestVer = v
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if bestCap != nil {
+		r.lggr.Debugw("found compatible capability", "id", name+"@"+bestVer.String())
+		return bestCap, nil
+	}
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("no compatible capability found for id %s", id)
 }
 
 // GetTrigger gets a capability from the registry and tries to coerce it to the TriggerCapability interface.
diff --git a/pkg/capabilities/registry/base_test.go b/pkg/capabilities/registry/base_test.go
index 6eee0bb82..4e32004dd 100644
--- a/pkg/capabilities/registry/base_test.go
+++ b/pkg/capabilities/registry/base_test.go
@@ -59,6 +59,95 @@ func TestRegistry(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, c, cs[0])
 }
 
+func TestRegistryCompatibleVersions(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := t.Context()
+
+	t.Run("Compatible minor version", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r := registry.NewBaseRegistry(logger.Test(t))
+		id := "capability-1@1.5.0"
+		ci, err := capabilities.NewCapabilityInfo(
+			id,
+			capabilities.CapabilityTypeAction,
+			"capability-1-description",
+		)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		c := &mockCapability{CapabilityInfo: ci}
+		err = r.Add(ctx, c)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		_, err = r.Get(ctx, "capability-1@1.0.0")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Incompatible minor version", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r := registry.NewBaseRegistry(logger.Test(t))
+		id := "capability-1@1.1.0"
+		ci, err := capabilities.NewCapabilityInfo(
+			id,
+			capabilities.CapabilityTypeAction,
+			"capability-1-description",
+		)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		c := &mockCapability{CapabilityInfo: ci}
+		err = r.Add(ctx, c)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		_, err = r.Get(ctx, "capability-1@1.2.0")
+		require.Error(t, err)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Incompatible major version", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r := registry.NewBaseRegistry(logger.Test(t))
+		id := "capability-1@2.0.0"
+		ci, err := capabilities.NewCapabilityInfo(
+			id,
+			capabilities.CapabilityTypeAction,
+			"capability-1-description",
+		)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		c := &mockCapability{CapabilityInfo: ci}
+		err = r.Add(ctx, c)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		_, err = r.Get(ctx, "capability-1@1.0.0")
+		require.Error(t, err)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Don't match pre-release tags if requested version if not pre-release", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r := registry.NewBaseRegistry(logger.Test(t))
+		id := "capability-1@1.5.0-alpha"
+		ci, err := capabilities.NewCapabilityInfo(
+			id,
+			capabilities.CapabilityTypeAction,
+			"capability-1-description",
+		)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		c := &mockCapability{CapabilityInfo: ci}
+		err = r.Add(ctx, c)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		_, err = r.Get(ctx, "capability-1@1.0.0")
+		require.Error(t, err)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Match pre-release tags if requested version is pre-release", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r := registry.NewBaseRegistry(logger.Test(t))
+		id := "capability-1@1.5.0-alpha"
+		ci, err := capabilities.NewCapabilityInfo(
+			id,
+			capabilities.CapabilityTypeAction,
+			"capability-1-description",
+		)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		c := &mockCapability{CapabilityInfo: ci}
+		err = r.Add(ctx, c)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		_, err = r.Get(ctx, "capability-1@1.0.0-alpha")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+}
+
 func TestRegistry_NoDuplicateIDs(t *testing.T) {
 	r := registry.NewBaseRegistry(logger.Test(t))
 	ctx := t.Context()