diff --git a/versions-common/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/api/AbstractVersionDetails.java b/versions-common/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/api/AbstractVersionDetails.java
index 9d22c4356..ad5f00fb4 100644
--- a/versions-common/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/api/AbstractVersionDetails.java
+++ b/versions-common/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/api/AbstractVersionDetails.java
@@ -393,9 +393,9 @@ protected Optional<String> getLowerBound(ArtifactVersion version, Optional<Segme
         }
         if (segmentCount > 2) {
             if (version.getQualifier() != null) {
-                newVersion.append("-").append(unchangedSegment.get().value() >= 3 ? version.getQualifier() : "0");
+                newVersion.append("-").append(unchangedSegment.get().value() >= 3 ? version.getQualifier() : "A0");
             } else {
-                newVersion.append("-").append(unchangedSegment.get().value() >= 3 ? version.getBuildNumber() : "0");
+                newVersion.append("-").append(unchangedSegment.get().value() >= 3 ? version.getBuildNumber() : "A0");
             }
         }
         return of(newVersion.toString());
diff --git a/versions-common/src/test/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/api/ArtifactVersionsTest.java b/versions-common/src/test/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/api/ArtifactVersionsTest.java
index 7e572f4ba..c7829fe89 100644
--- a/versions-common/src/test/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/api/ArtifactVersionsTest.java
+++ b/versions-common/src/test/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/api/ArtifactVersionsTest.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.arrayContaining;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.arrayWithSize;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.emptyArray;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.endsWith;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasItem;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasToString;
@@ -375,4 +376,31 @@ void testRestrictionForIgnoreScopeLowerBoundNull() throws InvalidSegmentExceptio
                 versions.restrictionForIgnoreScope(null, Optional.of(MAJOR)),
                 is(equalTo(new Restriction(null, false, null, false))));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void testGetNewerVersionsSnapshotToPrereleaseMajor() throws InvalidSegmentException {
+        ArtifactVersions instance = new ArtifactVersions(
+                new DefaultArtifact("default-group", "dummy-api", "1.0.0-SNAPSHOT", "foo", "bar", "jar", null),
+                Arrays.asList(versions("1.0.0-SNAPSHOT", "1.0.0-RC1", "1.0.0-beta", "1.0.0")));
+
+        ArtifactVersion[] result = instance.getNewerVersions("1.0.0-SNAPSHOT", of(MAJOR), false, true);
+
+        assertThat(
+                "Prerelease versions should be filterable from snapshot with MAJOR segment",
+                result,
+                arrayContaining(version("1.0.0-beta"), version("1.0.0-RC1"), version("1.0.0")));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testLowerBoundPreservesQualifierForMajorSegment() throws InvalidSegmentException {
+        ArtifactVersions instance = new ArtifactVersions(
+                new DefaultArtifact("default-group", "dummy-api", "1.0.0-SNAPSHOT", "foo", "bar", "jar", null),
+                Arrays.asList(versions("1.0.0-SNAPSHOT")));
+
+        Optional<String> lowerBound =
+                instance.getLowerBound(ArtifactVersionService.getArtifactVersion("1.0.0-SNAPSHOT"), of(MAJOR));
+
+        assertThat("Lower bound must be present", lowerBound.isPresent());
+        assertThat("Lower bound should preserve qualifier, not replace with -0", lowerBound.get(), not(endsWith("-0")));
+    }
 }