diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 8d91fce..9eeb9de 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "magento/composer-dependency-version-audit-plugin",
   "type": "composer-plugin",
   "description": "Validating packages through a composer plugin",
-  "version": "0.1.4",
+  "version": "0.1.5",
   "license": [
     "OSL-3.0"
   ],
diff --git a/src/Utils/Version.php b/src/Utils/Version.php
index 0d053e9..5c31631 100644
--- a/src/Utils/Version.php
+++ b/src/Utils/Version.php
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
  */
 class Version
 {
+    /**
+     * Preferred stability level
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    public const STABILITY_DEV = 'dev';
 
     /**
      * Get Highest version package
@@ -63,7 +69,7 @@ public function findBestCandidateComposer1(Composer $composer, string $packageNa
         }
         $pool = new Pool($minStability, $stabilityFlags);
         $pool->addRepository($repository);
-        return (new VersionSelector($pool))->findBestCandidate($packageName);
+        return (new VersionSelector($pool))->findBestCandidate($packageName, null, null, self::STABILITY_DEV);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -85,6 +91,7 @@ public function findBestCandidateComposer2(Composer $composer, string $packageNa
 
         $repositorySet = new RepositorySet($minStability, $stabilityFlags);
         $repositorySet->addRepository($repository);
-       return (new VersionSelector($repositorySet))->findBestCandidate($packageName);
+
+        return (new VersionSelector($repositorySet))->findBestCandidate($packageName, null, self::STABILITY_DEV);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Magento/ComposerDependencyVersionAuditPlugin/PluginTest.php b/tests/Unit/Magento/ComposerDependencyVersionAuditPlugin/PluginTest.php
index 5e82f4b..8bcef16 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Magento/ComposerDependencyVersionAuditPlugin/PluginTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Magento/ComposerDependencyVersionAuditPlugin/PluginTest.php
@@ -432,4 +432,68 @@ public function testInvalidPackageUpdateWithException(): void
         $this->plugin->packageUpdate($this->eventMock);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test update unstable package from public repo that should throw an exception
+     */
+    public function testUpdateUnstablePackageWithException(): void
+    {
+        $privateRepoUrl = 'https://example.org';
+        $publicRepoVersion ='1.9.0-beta1';
+        $privateRepoVersion = '1.8.0';
+
+        $this->repositoryMock1->expects($this->any())
+            ->method('getRepoConfig')
+            ->willReturn(['url' => 'https://repo.packagist.org']);
+
+        $this->repositoryMock2->expects($this->any())
+            ->method('getRepoConfig')
+            ->willReturn(['url' => $privateRepoUrl]);
+
+        $this->packageMock->expects($this->any())
+            ->method('getFullPrettyVersion')
+            ->willReturnOnConsecutiveCalls($publicRepoVersion, $privateRepoVersion);
+
+        $constraintMock = $this->getMockBuilder(Constraint::class)
+            ->onlyMethods(['getPrettyString'])
+            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
+            ->getMock();
+
+        $constraintMock->expects($this->any())
+            ->method('getPrettyString')
+            ->willReturn("^1.9.0-beta1");
+
+        $this->versionSelectorMock->expects($this->any())
+            ->method('findBestCandidate')
+            ->willReturn($this->packageMock);
+
+        if ((int)explode('.', Composer::VERSION)[0] === 1) {
+            $this->requestMock->expects($this->any())
+                ->method('getJobs')
+                ->willReturn([
+                    ['packageName' => self::PACKAGE_NAME, 'cmd' => 'install', 'fixed' => false, 'constraint' => $constraintMock]
+                ]);
+        } else {
+
+            $this->requestMock->expects($this->any())
+                ->method('getRequires')
+                ->willReturn([
+                    self::PACKAGE_NAME => $constraintMock
+                ]);
+
+            $this->prePoolCreateMock->expects($this->any())
+                ->method('getPackages')
+                ->willReturn([]);
+
+            $this->plugin->prePoolCreate($this->prePoolCreateMock);
+        }
+
+        $packageName = self::PACKAGE_NAME;
+        $exceptionMessage = "Higher matching version {$publicRepoVersion} of {$packageName} was found in public repository packagist.org 
+                             than {$privateRepoVersion} in private {$privateRepoUrl}. Public package might've been taken over by a malicious entity, 
+                             please investigate and update package requirement to match the version from the private repository";
+        $this->expectException(\Exception::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage(sprintf($exceptionMessage, self::PACKAGE_NAME));
+
+        $this->plugin->packageUpdate($this->eventMock);
+    }
 }