diff --git a/.changeset/young-rats-sin.md b/.changeset/young-rats-sin.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d26ac34a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/young-rats-sin.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+---
+
+Fixes an edge case with `astro add` that could install a prerelease instead of a stable release version. 
+
+**Prior to this change**
+`astro add svelte` installs `svelte@5.0.0-next.22`
+
+**After this change**
+`astro add svelte` installs `svelte@4.2.8`
diff --git a/packages/astro/package.json b/packages/astro/package.json
index c7dd43ae3d..79992216b4 100644
--- a/packages/astro/package.json
+++ b/packages/astro/package.json
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@
     "@types/probe-image-size": "^7.2.3",
     "@types/prompts": "^2.4.8",
     "@types/resolve": "^1.20.5",
+    "@types/semver": "^7.5.2",
     "@types/send": "^0.17.4",
     "@types/server-destroy": "^1.0.3",
     "@types/unist": "^3.0.2",
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/cli/add/index.ts b/packages/astro/src/cli/add/index.ts
index 80c0e10ff7..8ddc0e7de0 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/cli/add/index.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/cli/add/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { bold, cyan, dim, green, magenta, red, yellow } from 'kleur/colors';
 import fsMod, { existsSync, promises as fs } from 'node:fs';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import { fileURLToPath, pathToFileURL } from 'node:url';
+import maxSatisfying from 'semver/ranges/max-satisfying.js';
 import ora from 'ora';
 import preferredPM from 'preferred-pm';
 import prompts from 'prompts';
@@ -610,15 +611,7 @@ async function getInstallIntegrationsCommand({
 	logger.debug('add', `package manager: ${JSON.stringify(pm)}`);
 	if (!pm) return null;
 
-	let dependencies = integrations
-		.map<[string, string | null][]>((i) => [[i.packageName, null], ...i.dependencies])
-		.flat(1)
-		.filter((dep, i, arr) => arr.findIndex((d) => d[0] === dep[0]) === i)
-		.map(([name, version]) =>
-			version === null ? name : `${name}@${version.split(/\s*\|\|\s*/).pop()}`
-		)
-		.sort();
-
+	const dependencies = await convertIntegrationsToInstallSpecifiers(integrations);
 	switch (pm.name) {
 		case 'npm':
 			return { pm: 'npm', command: 'install', flags: [], dependencies };
@@ -633,6 +626,35 @@ async function getInstallIntegrationsCommand({
 	}
 }
 
+async function convertIntegrationsToInstallSpecifiers(
+	integrations: IntegrationInfo[]
+): Promise<string[]> {
+	const ranges: Record<string, string> = {};
+	for (let { packageName, dependencies } of integrations) {
+		ranges[packageName] = '*';
+		for (const [name, range] of dependencies) {
+			ranges[name] = range;
+		}
+	}
+	return Promise.all(
+		Object.entries(ranges).map(([name, range]) => resolveRangeToInstallSpecifier(name, range))
+	);
+}
+
+/**
+  * Resolves package with a given range to a STABLE version
+  * peerDependencies might specify a compatible prerelease,
+  * but `astro add` should only ever install stable releases
+  */
+async function resolveRangeToInstallSpecifier(name: string, range: string): Promise<string> {
+	const versions = await fetchPackageVersions(name);
+	if (versions instanceof Error) return name;
+	// Filter out any prerelease versions
+	const stableVersions = versions.filter(v => !v.includes('-'));
+	const maxStable = maxSatisfying(stableVersions, range);
+	return `${name}@^${maxStable}`;
+}
+
 // Allow forwarding of standard `npm install` flags
 // See https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v8/commands/npm-install#description
 const INHERITED_FLAGS = new Set<string>([
@@ -725,7 +747,7 @@ async function fetchPackageJson(
 	scope: string | undefined,
 	name: string,
 	tag: string
-): Promise<object | Error> {
+): Promise<Record<string, any> | Error> {
 	const packageName = `${scope ? `${scope}/` : ''}${name}`;
 	const registry = await getRegistry();
 	const res = await fetch(`${registry}/${packageName}/${tag}`);
@@ -739,6 +761,21 @@ async function fetchPackageJson(
 	}
 }
 
+async function fetchPackageVersions(packageName: string): Promise<string[] | Error> {
+	const registry = await getRegistry();
+	const res = await fetch(`${registry}/${packageName}`, {
+		headers: { accept: 'application/vnd.npm.install-v1+json' },
+	});
+	if (res.status >= 200 && res.status < 300) {
+		return await res.json().then((data) => Object.keys(data.versions));
+	} else if (res.status === 404) {
+		// 404 means the package doesn't exist, so we don't need an error message here
+		return new Error();
+	} else {
+		return new Error(`Failed to fetch ${registry}/${packageName} - GET ${res.status}`);
+	}
+}
+
 export async function validateIntegrations(integrations: string[]): Promise<IntegrationInfo[]> {
 	const spinner = ora('Resolving packages...').start();
 	try {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 9b42c6504f..8b1ea077dc 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -726,6 +726,9 @@ importers:
       '@types/resolve':
         specifier: ^1.20.5
         version: 1.20.5
+      '@types/semver':
+        specifier: ^7.5.2
+        version: 7.5.4
       '@types/send':
         specifier: ^0.17.4
         version: 0.17.4
@@ -5718,7 +5721,7 @@ packages:
       '@changesets/write': 0.2.3
       '@manypkg/get-packages': 1.1.3
       '@types/is-ci': 3.0.3
-      '@types/semver': 7.5.4
+      '@types/semver': 7.5.5
       ansi-colors: 4.1.3
       chalk: 2.4.2
       enquirer: 2.4.1