diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 39fb442..1fbfcfb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -120,11 +120,6 @@ jobs:
           #   runner: macos-latest
           #   installer: pkg
 
-          # --- macOS AMD64 ---
-          - name: macos-amd64 (archive)
-            runner: macos-15-intel
-            installer: archive
-
           # --- Windows AMD64 ---
           - name: windows-amd64 (archive)
             runner: windows-latest
diff --git a/__tests__/install-apt.test.ts b/__tests__/install-apt.test.ts
index 0d1ac86..d30c34b 100644
--- a/__tests__/install-apt.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/install-apt.test.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ describe('install-apt', () => {
     ])
 
     expect(result.elidePath).toBe('/usr/bin/elide')
-    expect(result.version.tag_name).toBe('1.0.0')
+    expect(result.version.tag_name).toBe('latest')
   })
 
   it('should map aarch64 to arm64 for apt', async () => {
diff --git a/__tests__/install-msi.test.ts b/__tests__/install-msi.test.ts
index 8704bcd..355bc03 100644
--- a/__tests__/install-msi.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/install-msi.test.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ describe('install-msi', () => {
     const result = await installViaMsi(options)
 
     expect(result.elidePath).toBe('C:\\Elide\\bin\\elide.exe')
-    expect(result.version.tag_name).toBe('1.0.0')
+    expect(result.version.tag_name).toBe('latest')
     expect(result.version.userProvided).toBe(false)
   })
 
diff --git a/__tests__/install-pkg.test.ts b/__tests__/install-pkg.test.ts
index 71cdaf7..6fe92d5 100644
--- a/__tests__/install-pkg.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/install-pkg.test.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ describe('install-pkg', () => {
     const result = await installViaPkg(options)
 
     expect(result.elidePath).toBe('/usr/local/bin/elide')
-    expect(result.version.tag_name).toBe('1.0.0')
+    expect(result.version.tag_name).toBe('latest')
     expect(result.elideBin).toBe('/usr/local/bin')
     expect(result.elideHome).toBe('/usr/local/bin')
   })
diff --git a/__tests__/install-rpm.test.ts b/__tests__/install-rpm.test.ts
index 976e574..dd3bd9f 100644
--- a/__tests__/install-rpm.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/install-rpm.test.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ describe('install-rpm', () => {
       '/tmp/elide.rpm'
     ])
     expect(result.elidePath).toBe('/usr/bin/elide')
-    expect(result.version.tag_name).toBe('1.0.0')
+    expect(result.version.tag_name).toBe('latest')
   })
 
   it('should fall back to rpm when dnf is not available', async () => {
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ describe('install-rpm', () => {
       expect.arrayContaining(['dnf'])
     )
     expect(result.elidePath).toBe('/usr/bin/elide')
-    expect(result.version.tag_name).toBe('1.0.0')
+    expect(result.version.tag_name).toBe('latest')
   })
 
   it('should return correct release info', async () => {
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ describe('install-rpm', () => {
     expect(result.elidePath).toBe('/usr/bin/elide')
     expect(result.elideBin).toBe('/usr/bin')
     expect(result.elideHome).toBe('/usr/bin')
-    expect(result.version.tag_name).toBe('1.0.0')
+    expect(result.version.tag_name).toBe('1.2.3')
     expect(result.version.userProvided).toBe(true)
   })
 })
diff --git a/__tests__/install-shell.test.ts b/__tests__/install-shell.test.ts
index 542dacf..71bfc38 100644
--- a/__tests__/install-shell.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/install-shell.test.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ describe('install-shell', () => {
         '--gha'
       ])
       expect(result.elidePath).toBe('/usr/local/bin/elide')
-      expect(result.version.tag_name).toBe('1.0.0')
+      expect(result.version.tag_name).toBe('latest')
     })
 
     it('should pass --version when a specific version is requested', async () => {
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ describe('install-shell', () => {
         '-Gha'
       ])
       expect(result.elidePath).toBe('/usr/local/bin/elide')
-      expect(result.version.tag_name).toBe('1.0.0')
+      expect(result.version.tag_name).toBe('latest')
     })
 
     it('should pass -Version when a specific version is requested', async () => {
diff --git a/__tests__/main.test.ts b/__tests__/main.test.ts
index c094f9f..cd31818 100644
--- a/__tests__/main.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/main.test.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ mock.module('../src/telemetry', () => ({
 }))
 
 const main = await import('../src/main')
+const { versionMatchesTag } = main
 const { default: buildOptions, OptionName } = await import('../src/options')
 const { ElideArch, ElideOS } = await import('../src/releases')
 const { ActionOutputName } = await import('../src/main')
@@ -105,6 +106,53 @@ const setupMocks = () => {
   setFailedMock.mockImplementation(() => {})
 }
 
+describe('versionMatchesTag', () => {
+  it('exact match', () => {
+    expect(versionMatchesTag('1.0.0', '1.0.0')).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('exact match with prerelease tag', () => {
+    expect(versionMatchesTag('1.0.0-beta10', '1.0.0-beta10')).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('exact match with build-metadata tag', () => {
+    expect(versionMatchesTag('1.4.0+20260707', '1.4.0+20260707')).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('commit-hash suffix on plain semver tag', () => {
+    expect(versionMatchesTag('1.0.0.6f7ffa7', '1.0.0')).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('commit-hash suffix on prerelease tag', () => {
+    expect(versionMatchesTag('1.0.0-beta10.6f7ffa7', '1.0.0-beta10')).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('commit-hash suffix on build-metadata tag', () => {
+    expect(versionMatchesTag('1.4.0+20260707.6f7ffa7', '1.4.0+20260707')).toBe(
+      true
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('different version — no match', () => {
+    expect(versionMatchesTag('9.9.9', '1.0.0')).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('binary ahead of requested prerelease — no match', () => {
+    expect(versionMatchesTag('1.0.0', '1.0.0-beta10')).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('tag is not a prefix without dot separator — no match', () => {
+    // "1.0.01" must not match tag "1.0.0" (no dot between them)
+    expect(versionMatchesTag('1.0.01', '1.0.0')).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('binary build date does not match tag build date — no match', () => {
+    expect(versionMatchesTag('1.4.0+20260708.6f7ffa7', '1.4.0+20260707')).toBe(
+      false
+    )
+  })
+})
+
 describe('action', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     execMock.mockClear()
@@ -436,7 +484,7 @@ describe('action', () => {
   it('should warn on version mismatch', async () => {
     setupMocks()
     obtainVersionMock.mockResolvedValueOnce('1.0.0').mockResolvedValue('9.9.9')
-    await main.run({ force: true, installer: 'shell' })
+    await main.run({ force: true, installer: 'shell', version: '1.0.0' })
     expect(warningMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.stringContaining('Elide version mismatch'),
       expect.objectContaining({ title: 'Version Mismatch' })
diff --git a/__tests__/releases.test.ts b/__tests__/releases.test.ts
index 320b937..1b2140a 100644
--- a/__tests__/releases.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/releases.test.ts
@@ -14,12 +14,50 @@ const {
   resolveLatestVersion,
   buildDownloadUrl,
   buildCdnAssetUrl,
+  toSemverCacheKey,
   ArchiveType,
   cdnOs,
   cdnArch
 } = await import('../src/releases')
 const { default: buildOptions } = await import('../src/options')
 
+describe('toSemverCacheKey', () => {
+  it('should leave plain semver unchanged', () => {
+    expect(toSemverCacheKey('1.0.0')).toBe('1.0.0')
+  })
+
+  it('should leave semver prerelease unchanged', () => {
+    expect(toSemverCacheKey('1.0.0-beta10')).toBe('1.0.0-beta10')
+  })
+
+  it('should convert nightly tag to prerelease form', () => {
+    expect(toSemverCacheKey('nightly-20260328')).toBe('0.0.0-nightly.20260328')
+  })
+
+  it('should strip dashes from nightly date portion', () => {
+    expect(toSemverCacheKey('nightly-2026-03-28')).toBe(
+      '0.0.0-nightly.20260328'
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('should convert build metadata tag to prerelease form', () => {
+    expect(toSemverCacheKey('1.4.0+20260707')).toBe('1.4.0-build.20260707')
+  })
+
+  it('should preserve prerelease when build metadata is present', () => {
+    expect(toSemverCacheKey('1.0.0-beta10+20260707')).toBe(
+      '1.0.0-beta10-build.20260707'
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('should handle multi-part build metadata', () => {
+    // e.g. if the tag itself embeds date+commit: 1.4.0+20260707.abc123
+    expect(toSemverCacheKey('1.4.0+20260707.abc123')).toBe(
+      '1.4.0-build.20260707.abc123'
+    )
+  })
+})
+
 describe('elide release', () => {
   it('should support resolving the latest version', async () => {
     expect(await resolveLatestVersion()).not.toBeNull()
diff --git a/src/install-apt.ts b/src/install-apt.ts
index 4104d97..b632603 100644
--- a/src/install-apt.ts
+++ b/src/install-apt.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export async function installViaApt(
 
   return {
     version: {
-      tag_name: version,
+      tag_name: options.version,
       userProvided: options.version !== 'latest'
     },
     elidePath,
diff --git a/src/install-msi.ts b/src/install-msi.ts
index c52d33f..5238be1 100644
--- a/src/install-msi.ts
+++ b/src/install-msi.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ export async function installViaMsi(
   core.info(`Elide ${version} installed via MSI at ${elidePath}`)
 
   return {
-    version: { tag_name: version, userProvided: options.version !== 'latest' },
+    version: {
+      tag_name: options.version,
+      userProvided: options.version !== 'latest'
+    },
     elidePath,
     elideHome,
     elideBin
diff --git a/src/install-pkg.ts b/src/install-pkg.ts
index d923e24..ee8dc96 100644
--- a/src/install-pkg.ts
+++ b/src/install-pkg.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ export async function installViaPkg(
   core.info(`Elide ${version} installed via PKG at ${elidePath}`)
 
   return {
-    version: { tag_name: version, userProvided: options.version !== 'latest' },
+    version: {
+      tag_name: options.version,
+      userProvided: options.version !== 'latest'
+    },
     elidePath,
     elideHome,
     elideBin
diff --git a/src/install-rpm.ts b/src/install-rpm.ts
index f61d072..075caae 100644
--- a/src/install-rpm.ts
+++ b/src/install-rpm.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ export async function installViaRpm(
   core.info(`Elide ${version} installed via RPM at ${elidePath}`)
 
   return {
-    version: { tag_name: version, userProvided: options.version !== 'latest' },
+    version: {
+      tag_name: options.version,
+      userProvided: options.version !== 'latest'
+    },
     elidePath,
     elideHome,
     elideBin
diff --git a/src/install-shell.ts b/src/install-shell.ts
index 7cff683..048f5bb 100644
--- a/src/install-shell.ts
+++ b/src/install-shell.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ async function installViaBash(
 
   return {
     version: {
-      tag_name: version,
+      tag_name: options.version,
       userProvided: options.version !== 'latest'
     },
     elidePath,
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ async function installViaPowerShell(
 
   return {
     version: {
-      tag_name: version,
+      tag_name: options.version,
       userProvided: options.version !== 'latest'
     },
     elidePath,
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 67c4ec5..42699a1 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@ import { installViaMsi } from './install-msi'
 import { installViaPkg } from './install-pkg'
 import { installViaRpm } from './install-rpm'
 
+/**
+ * Returns true if a binary's self-reported version corresponds to the requested
+ * tag. An exact match always qualifies; a commit-hash suffix separated by a dot
+ * (e.g. "1.4.0+20260707.6f7ffa7" for tag "1.4.0+20260707") also qualifies,
+ * because the binary appends ".{commithash}" to the tag it was built from.
+ */
+export function versionMatchesTag(ver: string, tag: string): boolean {
+  return ver === tag || ver.startsWith(tag + '.')
+}
+
 export function notSupported(options: ElideSetupActionOptions): null | Error {
   const spec = `${options.os}-${options.arch}`
   switch (spec) {
@@ -183,7 +193,7 @@ export async function run(
           const version = await obtainVersion(existing)
 
           if (
-            version === effectiveOptions.version ||
+            versionMatchesTag(version, effectiveOptions.version) ||
             effectiveOptions.version === 'local'
           ) {
             core.notice(`Existing Elide ${version} preserved at ${existing}`, {
@@ -255,7 +265,12 @@ export async function run(
             const ver = await obtainVersion(release.elidePath)
 
             const isNightly = release.version.tag_name.startsWith('nightly-')
-            if (!isNightly && ver !== release.version.tag_name) {
+            const isSymbolic = release.version.tag_name === 'latest'
+            if (
+              !isNightly &&
+              !isSymbolic &&
+              !versionMatchesTag(ver, release.version.tag_name)
+            ) {
               core.warning(
                 `Elide version mismatch: expected '${release.version.tag_name}', but got '${ver}'`,
                 { title: 'Version Mismatch' }
diff --git a/src/releases.ts b/src/releases.ts
index 6bb753c..70d44ab 100644
--- a/src/releases.ts
+++ b/src/releases.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ const GITHUB_DEFAULT_HEADERS = {
 // Matches tags like "nightly-20260328" or "nightly-2026-03-28"
 const NIGHTLY_TAG_RE = /^nightly-(.+)$/
 
+// Matches tags with semver build metadata, like "1.4.0+20260707"
+const BUILD_META_TAG_RE = /^([^+]+)\+(.+)$/
+
 /**
  * Convert a release tag to a valid semver string for use with @actions/tool-cache.
  *
@@ -26,13 +29,14 @@ const NIGHTLY_TAG_RE = /^nightly-(.+)$/
  * for non-semver strings like "nightly-20260328". This causes cache lookups to
  * silently fail (never hit, never store correctly).
  *
- * Mapping:
- *   "1.0.0"              → "1.0.0"          (already semver)
- *   "1.0.0-beta10"       → "1.0.0-beta10"   (valid semver prerelease)
- *   "nightly-20260328"   → "0.0.0-nightly.20260328"
- *
  * We use prerelease (not build metadata with +) because semver.clean strips
  * build metadata, making it useless for cache key matching.
+ *
+ * Mapping:
+ *   "1.0.0"              → "1.0.0"                    (already semver)
+ *   "1.0.0-beta10"       → "1.0.0-beta10"             (valid semver prerelease)
+ *   "1.4.0+20260707"     → "1.4.0-build.20260707"     (build metadata → prerelease)
+ *   "nightly-20260328"   → "0.0.0-nightly.20260328"
  */
 export function toSemverCacheKey(tag: string): string {
   const nightlyMatch = tag.match(NIGHTLY_TAG_RE)
@@ -41,6 +45,11 @@ export function toSemverCacheKey(tag: string): string {
     const datePart = nightlyMatch[1].replaceAll('-', '')
     return `0.0.0-nightly.${datePart}`
   }
+  const buildMetaMatch = tag.match(BUILD_META_TAG_RE)
+  if (buildMetaMatch) {
+    // semver.clean strips +build metadata; convert to prerelease so it's preserved
+    return `${buildMetaMatch[1]}-build.${buildMetaMatch[2]}`
+  }
   return tag
 }