diff --git a/app/ghcup/GHCup/OptParse/Common.hs b/app/ghcup/GHCup/OptParse/Common.hs
index dba8664..95fde6b 100644
--- a/app/ghcup/GHCup/OptParse/Common.hs
+++ b/app/ghcup/GHCup/OptParse/Common.hs
@@ -440,9 +440,11 @@ tagCompleter tool add = listIOCompleter $ do
       pure $ nub $ (add ++) $ fmap tagToString allTags
     VLeft _ -> pure  (nub $ ["recommended", "latest"] ++ add)
 
-
 versionCompleter :: Maybe ListCriteria -> Tool -> Completer
-versionCompleter criteria tool = listIOCompleter $ do
+versionCompleter criteria tool = versionCompleter' criteria tool (const True)
+
+versionCompleter' :: Maybe ListCriteria -> Tool -> (Version -> Bool) -> Completer
+versionCompleter' criteria tool filter' = listIOCompleter $ do
   dirs' <- liftIO getAllDirs
   let loggerConfig = LoggerConfig
         { lcPrintDebug   = False
@@ -471,7 +473,7 @@ versionCompleter criteria tool = listIOCompleter $ do
           runEnv = flip runReaderT appState
 
       installedVersions <- runEnv $ listVersions (Just tool) criteria
-      return $ T.unpack . prettyVer . lVer <$> installedVersions
+      return $ fmap (T.unpack . prettyVer) . filter filter' . fmap lVer $ installedVersions
 
 
 toolDlCompleter :: Tool -> Completer
diff --git a/app/ghcup/GHCup/OptParse/Compile.hs b/app/ghcup/GHCup/OptParse/Compile.hs
index 82df4d1..89b8157 100644
--- a/app/ghcup/GHCup/OptParse/Compile.hs
+++ b/app/ghcup/GHCup/OptParse/Compile.hs
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ import           Control.Monad.Trans.Resource
 import           Data.Bifunctor
 import           Data.Functor
 import           Data.Maybe
-import           Data.Versions                  ( Version, prettyVer, version )
+import           Data.Versions                  ( Version, prettyVer, version, pvp )
+import qualified Data.Versions as V
 import           Data.Text                      ( Text )
 import           Haskus.Utils.Variant.Excepts
 import           Options.Applicative     hiding ( style )
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ import           Text.PrettyPrint.HughesPJClass ( prettyShow )
 
 import           URI.ByteString          hiding ( uriParser )
 import qualified Data.Text                     as T
-import Control.Exception.Safe (MonadMask)
+import Control.Exception.Safe (MonadMask, displayException)
 import System.FilePath (isPathSeparator)
 import Text.Read (readEither)
 
@@ -287,11 +288,11 @@ hlsCompileOpts =
   HLSCompileOptions
     <$> ((HLS.HackageDist <$> option
           (eitherReader
-            (first (const "Not a valid version") . version . T.pack)
+            ((>>= first displayException . V.version . V.prettyPVP) . first (const "Not a valid PVP version") . pvp . T.pack)
           )
           (short 'v' <> long "version" <> metavar "VERSION" <> help
             "The version to compile (pulled from hackage)"
-            <> (completer $ versionCompleter Nothing HLS)
+            <> (completer $ versionCompleter' Nothing HLS (either (const False) (const True) . V.pvp . V.prettyVer))
           )
           )
           <|>