diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 09c5bf454..c1ea7b892 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -13202,22 +13202,30 @@ module.exports = clean
 /***/ (function(module, __unusedexports, __webpack_require__) {
 
 const Range = __webpack_require__(828)
-const { ANY } = __webpack_require__(532)
+const Comparator = __webpack_require__(532)
+const { ANY } = Comparator
 const satisfies = __webpack_require__(55)
 const compare = __webpack_require__(309)
 
 // Complex range `r1 || r2 || ...` is a subset of `R1 || R2 || ...` iff:
-// - Every simple range `r1, r2, ...` is a subset of some `R1, R2, ...`
+// - Every simple range `r1, r2, ...` is a null set, OR
+// - Every simple range `r1, r2, ...` which is not a null set is a subset of
+//   some `R1, R2, ...`
 //
 // Simple range `c1 c2 ...` is a subset of simple range `C1 C2 ...` iff:
 // - If c is only the ANY comparator
 //   - If C is only the ANY comparator, return true
-//   - Else return false
+//   - Else if in prerelease mode, return false
+//   - else replace c with `[>=0.0.0]`
+// - If C is only the ANY comparator
+//   - if in prerelease mode, return true
+//   - else replace C with `[>=0.0.0]`
 // - Let EQ be the set of = comparators in c
 // - If EQ is more than one, return true (null set)
 // - Let GT be the highest > or >= comparator in c
 // - Let LT be the lowest < or <= comparator in c
 // - If GT and LT, and GT.semver > LT.semver, return true (null set)
+// - If any C is a = range, and GT or LT are set, return false
 // - If EQ
 //   - If GT, and EQ does not satisfy GT, return true (null set)
 //   - If LT, and EQ does not satisfy LT, return true (null set)
@@ -13226,13 +13234,16 @@ const compare = __webpack_require__(309)
 // - If GT
 //   - If GT.semver is lower than any > or >= comp in C, return false
 //   - If GT is >=, and GT.semver does not satisfy every C, return false
+//   - If GT.semver has a prerelease, and not in prerelease mode
+//     - If no C has a prerelease and the GT.semver tuple, return false
 // - If LT
 //   - If LT.semver is greater than any < or <= comp in C, return false
 //   - If LT is <=, and LT.semver does not satisfy every C, return false
-// - If any C is a = range, and GT or LT are set, return false
+//   - If GT.semver has a prerelease, and not in prerelease mode
+//     - If no C has a prerelease and the LT.semver tuple, return false
 // - Else return true
 
-const subset = (sub, dom, options) => {
+const subset = (sub, dom, options = {}) => {
   if (sub === dom)
     return true
 
@@ -13261,8 +13272,21 @@ const simpleSubset = (sub, dom, options) => {
   if (sub === dom)
     return true
 
-  if (sub.length === 1 && sub[0].semver === ANY)
-    return dom.length === 1 && dom[0].semver === ANY
+  if (sub.length === 1 && sub[0].semver === ANY) {
+    if (dom.length === 1 && dom[0].semver === ANY)
+      return true
+    else if (options.includePrerelease)
+      sub = [ new Comparator('>=0.0.0-0') ]
+    else
+      sub = [ new Comparator('>=0.0.0') ]
+  }
+
+  if (dom.length === 1 && dom[0].semver === ANY) {
+    if (options.includePrerelease)
+      return true
+    else
+      dom = [ new Comparator('>=0.0.0') ]
+  }
 
   const eqSet = new Set()
   let gt, lt
@@ -13305,10 +13329,32 @@ const simpleSubset = (sub, dom, options) => {
 
   let higher, lower
   let hasDomLT, hasDomGT
+  // if the subset has a prerelease, we need a comparator in the superset
+  // with the same tuple and a prerelease, or it's not a subset
+  let needDomLTPre = lt &&
+    !options.includePrerelease &&
+    lt.semver.prerelease.length ? lt.semver : false
+  let needDomGTPre = gt &&
+    !options.includePrerelease &&
+    gt.semver.prerelease.length ? gt.semver : false
+  // exception: <1.2.3-0 is the same as <1.2.3
+  if (needDomLTPre && needDomLTPre.prerelease.length === 1 &&
+      lt.operator === '<' && needDomLTPre.prerelease[0] === 0) {
+    needDomLTPre = false
+  }
+
   for (const c of dom) {
     hasDomGT = hasDomGT || c.operator === '>' || c.operator === '>='
     hasDomLT = hasDomLT || c.operator === '<' || c.operator === '<='
     if (gt) {
+      if (needDomGTPre) {
+        if (c.semver.prerelease && c.semver.prerelease.length &&
+            c.semver.major === needDomGTPre.major &&
+            c.semver.minor === needDomGTPre.minor &&
+            c.semver.patch === needDomGTPre.patch) {
+          needDomGTPre = false
+        }
+      }
       if (c.operator === '>' || c.operator === '>=') {
         higher = higherGT(gt, c, options)
         if (higher === c && higher !== gt)
@@ -13317,6 +13363,14 @@ const simpleSubset = (sub, dom, options) => {
         return false
     }
     if (lt) {
+      if (needDomLTPre) {
+        if (c.semver.prerelease && c.semver.prerelease.length &&
+            c.semver.major === needDomLTPre.major &&
+            c.semver.minor === needDomLTPre.minor &&
+            c.semver.patch === needDomLTPre.patch) {
+          needDomLTPre = false
+        }
+      }
       if (c.operator === '<' || c.operator === '<=') {
         lower = lowerLT(lt, c, options)
         if (lower === c && lower !== lt)
@@ -13337,6 +13391,12 @@ const simpleSubset = (sub, dom, options) => {
   if (lt && hasDomGT && !gt && gtltComp !== 0)
     return false
 
+  // we needed a prerelease range in a specific tuple, but didn't get one
+  // then this isn't a subset.  eg >=1.2.3-pre is not a subset of >=1.0.0,
+  // because it includes prereleases in the 1.2.3 tuple
+  if (needDomGTPre || needDomLTPre)
+    return false
+
   return true
 }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fa77acd3b..78e1b0620 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "@actions/exec": "^1.0.4",
     "@actions/github": "^4.0.0",
     "csv-parse": "^4.15.3",
-    "semver": "^7.3.4",
+    "semver": "^7.3.5",
     "tmp": "^0.2.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 899f75c43..26567fffa 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3243,10 +3243,10 @@ saxes@^5.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-5.7.1.tgz#a954f931aeba508d307bbf069eff0c01c96116f7"
   integrity sha512-sauaDf/PZdVgrLTNYHRtpXa1iRiKcaebiKQ1BJdpQlWH2lCvexQdX55snPFyK7QzpudqbCI0qXFfOasHdyNDGQ==
 
-semver@7.x, semver@^7.3.2, semver@^7.3.4:
-  version "7.3.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-7.3.4.tgz#27aaa7d2e4ca76452f98d3add093a72c943edc97"
-  integrity sha512-tCfb2WLjqFAtXn4KEdxIhalnRtoKFN7nAwj0B3ZXCbQloV2tq5eDbcTmT68JJD3nRJq24/XgxtQKFIpQdtvmVw==
+semver@7.x, semver@^7.3.2, semver@^7.3.5:
+  version "7.3.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-7.3.5.tgz#0b621c879348d8998e4b0e4be94b3f12e6018ef7"
+  integrity sha512-PoeGJYh8HK4BTO/a9Tf6ZG3veo/A7ZVsYrSA6J8ny9nb3B1VrpkuN+z9OE5wfE5p6H4LchYZsegiQgbJD94ZFQ==
   dependencies:
     lru-cache "^6.0.0"