diff --git a/src/utils/version.ts b/src/utils/version.ts
index 741ea6e4..355669e2 100644
--- a/src/utils/version.ts
+++ b/src/utils/version.ts
@@ -219,15 +219,21 @@ export function satisfiesRange(version: string, range: string): boolean {
     return target !== null && compareVersions(v, target) === 0;
   }
 
-  // `^` caret: same major, >= specified, < next major
+  // `^` caret: >= floor, ceiling at the leftmost non-zero component of the
+  // target (npm: ^1.2.0 -> <2.0.0; ^0.2.3 -> <0.3.0; ^0.0.3 -> <0.0.4).
+  // Partial ranges keep their component count: ^0 admits all 0.x, ^0.0 admits 0.0.x.
   if (trimmedRange.startsWith("^")) {
     const target = coerceVersion(trimmedRange.slice(1));
     if (!target) return false;
     if (compareVersions(v, target) < 0) return false;
-    const tMajor = majorVersion(target);
-    const vMajor = majorVersion(v);
-    if (tMajor === null || vMajor === null) return false;
-    return vMajor === tMajor;
+    const [vMaj, vMin, vPatch] = v.split(".").map(Number);
+    const [tMaj, tMin, tPatch] = target.split(".").map(Number);
+    const parts = trimmedRange.slice(1).split("-")[0].split(".");
+    if (tMaj > 0) return vMaj === tMaj;                 // ^1, ^1.2, ^1.2.3
+    if (tMin > 0) return vMaj === tMaj && vMin === tMin; // ^0.1, ^0.1.x
+    if (parts.length >= 3) return vMaj === tMaj && vMin === tMin && vPatch === tPatch; // ^0.0.3 exact
+    if (parts.length === 2) return vMaj === tMaj && vMin === tMin; // ^0.0 -> 0.0.x
+    return vMaj === tMaj;                               // ^0 -> all 0.x
   }
 
   // `~` tilde: same major.minor, >= specified
diff --git a/tests/utils/version-extensions.test.ts b/tests/utils/version-extensions.test.ts
index 733db2b8..39a1e630 100644
--- a/tests/utils/version-extensions.test.ts
+++ b/tests/utils/version-extensions.test.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,31 @@ describe("satisfiesRange", () => {
     expect(satisfiesRange("2.0.0", "^1.2.0")).toBe(false);
     expect(satisfiesRange("1.1.0", "^1.2.0")).toBe(false);
   });
+  it("caret on 0.x: minor is the breaking position", () => {
+    expect(satisfiesRange("0.25.0", "^0.25.0")).toBe(true);
+    expect(satisfiesRange("0.25.1", "^0.25.0")).toBe(true);
+    expect(satisfiesRange("0.26.0", "^0.25.0")).toBe(false);
+    expect(satisfiesRange("0.99.0", "^0.25.0")).toBe(false);
+    expect(satisfiesRange("0.2.9", "^0.2.3")).toBe(true);
+    expect(satisfiesRange("0.3.0", "^0.2.3")).toBe(false);
+  });
+  it("caret on 0.0.x: patch is the breaking position", () => {
+    expect(satisfiesRange("0.0.3", "^0.0.3")).toBe(true);
+    expect(satisfiesRange("0.0.4", "^0.0.3")).toBe(false);
+    expect(satisfiesRange("0.1.0", "^0.0.3")).toBe(false);
+  });
+  it("caret partial forms: component count sets the ceiling", () => {
+    expect(satisfiesRange("0.25.0", "^0")).toBe(true);
+    expect(satisfiesRange("0.99.0", "^0")).toBe(true);
+    expect(satisfiesRange("1.0.0", "^0")).toBe(false);
+    expect(satisfiesRange("0.0.1", "^0.0")).toBe(true);
+    expect(satisfiesRange("0.0.9", "^0.0")).toBe(true);
+    expect(satisfiesRange("0.1.0", "^0.0")).toBe(false);
+    expect(satisfiesRange("1.9.9", "^1")).toBe(true);
+    expect(satisfiesRange("2.0.0", "^1")).toBe(false);
+    expect(satisfiesRange("1.9.9", "^1.2")).toBe(true);
+    expect(satisfiesRange("2.0.0", "^1.2")).toBe(false);
+  });
   it("tilde: same major.minor, >= specified patch", () => {
     expect(satisfiesRange("1.2.5", "~1.2.3")).toBe(true);
     expect(satisfiesRange("1.3.0", "~1.2.3")).toBe(false);