diff --git a/.chronus/changes/dummy.md b/.chronus/changes/dummy.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..31d45609777
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chronus/changes/dummy.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+changeKind: internal
+packages:
+  - "@typespec/http"
+  - "@typespec/streams"
+  - "@typespec/compiler"
+  - "@typespec/openapi3"
+  - "@typespec/openapi"
+  - "@typespec/http-server-js"
+---
+
+Testing new dev range
diff --git a/.chronus/changes/try-no-dev-2025-4-8-17-24-10.md b/.chronus/changes/try-no-dev-2025-4-8-17-24-10.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..033ce773462
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chronus/changes/try-no-dev-2025-4-8-17-24-10.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+# Change versionKind to one of: internal, fix, dependencies, feature, deprecation, breaking
+changeKind: fix
+packages:
+  - "@typespec/internal-build-utils"
+---
+
+Prerelease only allows other prerelease
diff --git a/packages/internal-build-utils/src/prerelease.ts b/packages/internal-build-utils/src/prerelease.ts
index c3f6a679cfc..2f001ac1f9a 100644
--- a/packages/internal-build-utils/src/prerelease.ts
+++ b/packages/internal-build-utils/src/prerelease.ts
@@ -116,10 +116,7 @@ export function getPrereleaseVersionRange(manifest: BumpManifest, prereleaseTag:
     throw new Error(`Invalid semver version ${manifest.nextVersion}`);
   }
 
-  if (parsedOldVersion.major > 0 && parsedOldVersion.major === parsedNextVersion.major) {
-    return `^${manifest.oldVersion}`;
-  }
-  return `^${manifest.oldVersion} || >=${manifest.nextVersion}-${prereleaseTag} <${manifest.nextVersion}`;
+  return `>=${manifest.nextVersion}-${prereleaseTag} <${manifest.nextVersion}`;
 }
 
 function getDevVersion(version: string, changeCount: number) {
diff --git a/packages/internal-build-utils/test/prerelease.test.ts b/packages/internal-build-utils/test/prerelease.test.ts
index 12c520a0fd3..a31037c1dad 100644
--- a/packages/internal-build-utils/test/prerelease.test.ts
+++ b/packages/internal-build-utils/test/prerelease.test.ts
@@ -6,22 +6,22 @@ describe("getPrereleaseVersionRange", () => {
     {
       currentVersion: "0.1.0",
       preReleaseTag: "dev",
-      expectedRange: "^0.1.0 || >=0.2.0-dev <0.2.0",
+      expectedRange: ">=0.2.0-dev <0.2.0",
     },
     {
       currentVersion: "0.1.0-alpha.0",
       preReleaseTag: "dev",
-      expectedRange: "^0.1.0-alpha.0 || >=0.1.0-alpha.1-dev <0.1.0-alpha.1",
+      expectedRange: ">=0.1.0-alpha.1-dev <0.1.0-alpha.1",
     },
     {
       currentVersion: "1.0.0-rc.0",
       preReleaseTag: "dev",
-      expectedRange: "^1.0.0-rc.0",
+      expectedRange: ">=1.0.0-rc.1-dev <1.0.0-rc.1",
     },
     {
       currentVersion: "1.1.0",
       preReleaseTag: "dev",
-      expectedRange: "^1.1.0",
+      expectedRange: ">=1.2.0-dev <1.2.0",
     },
   ])(
     "limits range to major version ($currentVersion)",