diff --git a/crates/rattler_installs_packages/src/resolve/dependency_provider.rs b/crates/rattler_installs_packages/src/resolve/dependency_provider.rs
index d9f53dfc..a7304553 100644
--- a/crates/rattler_installs_packages/src/resolve/dependency_provider.rs
+++ b/crates/rattler_installs_packages/src/resolve/dependency_provider.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use super::solve::PreReleaseResolution;
 use super::SDistResolution;
 use crate::artifacts::SDist;
 use crate::artifacts::Wheel;
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ impl<'db, 'i> PypiDependencyProvider<'db, 'i> {
     fn filter_candidates<'a>(
         &self,
         artifacts: &'a [ArtifactInfo],
+        all_pre_release: bool,
     ) -> Result<Vec<&'a ArtifactInfo>, &'static str> {
         // Filter only artifacts we can work with
         if artifacts.is_empty() {
@@ -172,20 +174,30 @@ impl<'db, 'i> PypiDependencyProvider<'db, 'i> {
             return Err("there are no packages available");
         }
 
-        let mut artifacts = artifacts
-            .iter()
-            .filter(|a| a.filename.version().pre.is_none() && a.filename.version().dev.is_none())
-            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        let mut artifacts = artifacts.iter().collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        // Filter yanked artifacts
+        artifacts.retain(|a| !a.yanked.yanked);
 
         if artifacts.is_empty() {
-            // Skip all prereleases
-            return Err("prereleases are not allowed");
+            return Err("it is yanked");
+        }
+
+        // Filter based on pre-release resolution
+        let remove_pre_releases = match self.options.pre_release_resolution {
+            PreReleaseResolution::Disallow => true,
+            PreReleaseResolution::AllowIfNoOtherVersions => !all_pre_release,
+            PreReleaseResolution::Allow => false,
+        };
+
+        if remove_pre_releases {
+            artifacts.retain(|a| {
+                a.filename.version().pre.is_none() && a.filename.version().dev.is_none()
+            })
         }
 
-        // Filter yanked artifacts
-        artifacts.retain(|a| !a.yanked.yanked);
         if artifacts.is_empty() {
-            return Err("it is yanked");
+            // Skip all prereleases
+            return Err("prereleases are not allowed");
         }
 
         // This should keep only the wheels
@@ -366,6 +378,11 @@ impl<'p> DependencyProvider<PypiVersionSet, PypiPackageName>
         let mut candidates = Candidates::default();
         let locked_package = self.locked_packages.get(package_name.base());
         let favored_package = self.favored_packages.get(package_name.base());
+
+        let all_pre_release = artifacts
+            .iter()
+            .all(|(version, _)| version.pre.is_some() || version.dev.is_some());
+
         for (version, artifacts) in artifacts.iter() {
             // Skip this version if a locked or favored version exists for this version. It will be
             // added below.
@@ -382,7 +399,7 @@ impl<'p> DependencyProvider<PypiVersionSet, PypiPackageName>
             candidates.candidates.push(solvable_id);
 
             // Determine the candidates
-            match self.filter_candidates(artifacts) {
+            match self.filter_candidates(artifacts, all_pre_release) {
                 Ok(artifacts) => {
                     self.cached_artifacts.insert(solvable_id, artifacts);
                 }
diff --git a/crates/rattler_installs_packages/src/resolve/mod.rs b/crates/rattler_installs_packages/src/resolve/mod.rs
index c8f8d974..ff90cd6a 100644
--- a/crates/rattler_installs_packages/src/resolve/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/rattler_installs_packages/src/resolve/mod.rs
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@
 mod dependency_provider;
 mod solve;
 
-pub use solve::{resolve, PinnedPackage, ResolveOptions, SDistResolution};
+pub use solve::{resolve, PinnedPackage, PreReleaseResolution, ResolveOptions, SDistResolution};
diff --git a/crates/rattler_installs_packages/src/resolve/solve.rs b/crates/rattler_installs_packages/src/resolve/solve.rs
index c23abb4d..10357388 100644
--- a/crates/rattler_installs_packages/src/resolve/solve.rs
+++ b/crates/rattler_installs_packages/src/resolve/solve.rs
@@ -126,6 +126,21 @@ pub enum SDistResolution {
     OnlySDists,
 }
 
+/// Defines how to pre-releases are handled during package resolution.
+#[derive(Default, Debug, Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialOrd, PartialEq)]
+pub enum PreReleaseResolution {
+    /// Don't allow pre-releases to be selected during resolution
+    Disallow,
+
+    /// Allow pre-releases to be selected during resolution but only if there are no other versions
+    /// available (default)
+    #[default]
+    AllowIfNoOtherVersions,
+
+    /// Allow pre-releases to be selected during resolution
+    Allow,
+}
+
 impl SDistResolution {
     /// Returns true if sdists are allowed to be selected during resolution
     pub fn allow_sdists(&self) -> bool {
@@ -150,6 +165,10 @@ pub struct ResolveOptions {
     /// Defines what python interpreter to use for resolution. By default the python interpreter
     /// from the system is used. This is only used during resolution and building of wheel files
     pub python_location: PythonLocation,
+
+    /// Defines whether pre-releases are allowed to be selected during resolution. By default
+    /// pre-releases are not allowed (only if there are no other versions available for a given dependency).
+    pub pre_release_resolution: PreReleaseResolution,
 }
 
 /// Resolves an environment that contains the given requirements and all dependencies of those
diff --git a/crates/rip_bin/src/main.rs b/crates/rip_bin/src/main.rs
index 8d0b4b26..6cd63f01 100644
--- a/crates/rip_bin/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/rip_bin/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use rattler_installs_packages::resolve::PreReleaseResolution;
 use rip_bin::{global_multi_progress, IndicatifWriter};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::io::Write;
@@ -40,6 +41,10 @@ struct Args {
 
     #[clap(flatten)]
     sdist_resolution: SDistResolution,
+
+    /// Prefer pre-releases over normal releases
+    #[clap(long)]
+    pre: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
@@ -128,8 +133,15 @@ async fn actual_main() -> miette::Result<()> {
         compatible_tags.tags().format(", ")
     );
 
+    let pre_release_resolution = if args.pre {
+        PreReleaseResolution::Allow
+    } else {
+        PreReleaseResolution::AllowIfNoOtherVersions
+    };
+
     let resolve_opts = ResolveOptions {
         sdist_resolution: args.sdist_resolution.into(),
+        pre_release_resolution,
         ..Default::default()
     };
     // Solve the environment