diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
index 332eebccb..0c9146ca9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
@@ -481,3 +481,31 @@ jobs:
       - name: Verify dotnet (higher version)
         shell: pwsh
         run: __tests__/verify-dotnet.ps1 -Patterns "^${{ matrix.lower-version }}$", "^${{ matrix.higher-version }}$"
+
+  test-version-already-installed:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.operating-system }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        operating-system: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Clear toolcache
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: __tests__/clear-toolcache.ps1 ${{ runner.os }}
+      - name: Setup dotnet (first)
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: '6.0'
+      - name: Verify dotnet (first)
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: __tests__/verify-dotnet.ps1 -Patterns "^6.0"
+      - name: Setup dotnet (same major, any minor)
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: '6.x'
+          prefer-installed: true
+      - name: Verify dotnet (same major, any minor)
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: __tests__/verify-dotnet.ps1 -Patterns "^6.0"
diff --git a/__tests__/dotnet-utils.test.ts b/__tests__/dotnet-utils.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7305985a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/dotnet-utils.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import * as dotnetUtils from '../src/dotnet-utils';
+import * as exec from '@actions/exec';
+
+describe('dotnet-utils', () => {
+  describe('findMatchingVersion', () => {
+    it('matches all versions with all syntaxes correctly', () => {
+      expect(
+        dotnetUtils.findMatchingVersion('3.1', ['3.1.201', '6.0.402'])
+      ).toEqual('3.1.201');
+      expect(
+        dotnetUtils.findMatchingVersion('3.1.x', ['3.1.201', '6.0.402'])
+      ).toEqual('3.1.201');
+      expect(
+        dotnetUtils.findMatchingVersion('3', ['3.1.201', '6.0.402'])
+      ).toEqual('3.1.201');
+      expect(
+        dotnetUtils.findMatchingVersion('3.x', ['3.1.201', '6.0.402'])
+      ).toEqual('3.1.201');
+      expect(
+        dotnetUtils.findMatchingVersion('6.0.4xx', ['3.1.201', '6.0.402'])
+      ).toEqual('6.0.402');
+    });
+
+    it('returns undefined if no version is matched', () => {
+      expect(
+        dotnetUtils.findMatchingVersion('6.0.5xx', ['3.1.201', '6.0.403'])
+      ).toEqual(undefined);
+      expect(dotnetUtils.findMatchingVersion('6.0.5xx', [])).toEqual(undefined);
+    });
+
+    it("returns the first version if 'x' or '*' version is provided", () => {
+      expect(
+        dotnetUtils.findMatchingVersion('x', ['3.1.201', '6.0.403'])
+      ).toEqual('3.1.201');
+      expect(
+        dotnetUtils.findMatchingVersion('*', ['3.1.201', '6.0.403'])
+      ).toEqual('3.1.201');
+    });
+
+    it('returns undefined if empty version list is provided', () => {
+      expect(dotnetUtils.findMatchingVersion('6.0.4xx', [])).toEqual(undefined);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('listSdks', () => {
+    const execSpy = jest.spyOn(exec, 'getExecOutput');
+
+    it('correctly parses versions from output and sorts them from newest to oldest', async () => {
+      const stdout = `
+        2.2.207 [C:\\Users\\User_Name\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\dotnet\\sdk]
+        6.0.413 [C:\\Users\\User_Name\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\dotnet\\sdk]
+        6.0.414 [C:\\Users\\User_Name\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\dotnet\\sdk]
+      `;
+
+      execSpy.mockImplementationOnce(() =>
+        Promise.resolve({stdout, exitCode: 0, stderr: ''})
+      );
+      expect(await dotnetUtils.listSdks()).toEqual([
+        '6.0.414',
+        '6.0.413',
+        '2.2.207'
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    it('returns empty array if exit code is not 0', async () => {
+      execSpy.mockImplementationOnce(() =>
+        Promise.resolve({stdout: '', exitCode: 1, stderr: 'arbitrary error'})
+      );
+      expect(await dotnetUtils.listSdks()).toEqual([]);
+    });
+
+    it('returns empty array on error', async () => {
+      execSpy.mockImplementationOnce(() =>
+        Promise.reject(new Error('arbitrary error'))
+      );
+      expect(await dotnetUtils.listSdks()).toEqual([]);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/__tests__/installer.test.ts b/__tests__/installer.test.ts
index 84aea3200..e1bcf2843 100644
--- a/__tests__/installer.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/installer.test.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
         const inputQuality = '' as QualityOptions;
         const errorMessage = 'fictitious error message!';
 
+        const resolvedVersion = await new installer.DotnetVersionResolver(
+          inputVersion
+        ).createDotnetVersion();
+
         getExecOutputSpy.mockImplementation(() => {
           return Promise.resolve({
             exitCode: 1,
@@ -51,7 +55,7 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
         });
 
         const dotnetInstaller = new installer.DotnetCoreInstaller(
-          inputVersion,
+          resolvedVersion,
           inputQuality
         );
         await expect(dotnetInstaller.installDotnet()).rejects.toThrow(
@@ -63,6 +67,11 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
         const inputVersion = '3.1.100';
         const inputQuality = '' as QualityOptions;
         const stdout = `Fictitious dotnet version ${inputVersion} is installed`;
+
+        const resolvedVersion = await new installer.DotnetVersionResolver(
+          inputVersion
+        ).createDotnetVersion();
+
         getExecOutputSpy.mockImplementation(() => {
           return Promise.resolve({
             exitCode: 0,
@@ -73,7 +82,7 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
         maxSatisfyingSpy.mockImplementation(() => inputVersion);
 
         const dotnetInstaller = new installer.DotnetCoreInstaller(
-          inputVersion,
+          resolvedVersion,
           inputQuality
         );
         const installedVersion = await dotnetInstaller.installDotnet();
@@ -86,6 +95,10 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
         const inputQuality = '' as QualityOptions;
         const stdout = `Fictitious dotnet version ${inputVersion} is installed`;
 
+        const resolvedVersion = await new installer.DotnetVersionResolver(
+          inputVersion
+        ).createDotnetVersion();
+
         getExecOutputSpy.mockImplementation(() => {
           return Promise.resolve({
             exitCode: 0,
@@ -96,7 +109,7 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
         maxSatisfyingSpy.mockImplementation(() => inputVersion);
 
         const dotnetInstaller = new installer.DotnetCoreInstaller(
-          inputVersion,
+          resolvedVersion,
           inputQuality
         );
 
@@ -123,6 +136,11 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
         const inputVersion = '6.0.300';
         const inputQuality = 'ga' as QualityOptions;
         const stdout = `Fictitious dotnet version ${inputVersion} is installed`;
+
+        const resolvedVersion = await new installer.DotnetVersionResolver(
+          inputVersion
+        ).createDotnetVersion();
+
         getExecOutputSpy.mockImplementation(() => {
           return Promise.resolve({
             exitCode: 0,
@@ -133,7 +151,7 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
         maxSatisfyingSpy.mockImplementation(() => inputVersion);
 
         const dotnetInstaller = new installer.DotnetCoreInstaller(
-          inputVersion,
+          resolvedVersion,
           inputQuality
         );
 
@@ -149,6 +167,10 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
         const inputQuality = 'ga' as QualityOptions;
         const stdout = `Fictitious dotnet version 3.1.100 is installed`;
 
+        const resolvedVersion = await new installer.DotnetVersionResolver(
+          inputVersion
+        ).createDotnetVersion();
+
         getExecOutputSpy.mockImplementation(() => {
           return Promise.resolve({
             exitCode: 0,
@@ -159,7 +181,7 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
         maxSatisfyingSpy.mockImplementation(() => inputVersion);
 
         const dotnetInstaller = new installer.DotnetCoreInstaller(
-          inputVersion,
+          resolvedVersion,
           inputQuality
         );
 
@@ -173,6 +195,10 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
       each(['6', '6.0', '6.0.x', '6.0.*', '6.0.X']).test(
         `should supply 'quality' argument to the installation script if quality input is set and version (%s) is not in A.B.C syntax`,
         async inputVersion => {
+          const resolvedVersion = await new installer.DotnetVersionResolver(
+            inputVersion
+          ).createDotnetVersion();
+
           const inputQuality = 'ga' as QualityOptions;
           const exitCode = 0;
           const stdout = `Fictitious dotnet version 6.0.0 is installed`;
@@ -186,7 +212,7 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
           maxSatisfyingSpy.mockImplementation(() => inputVersion);
 
           const dotnetInstaller = new installer.DotnetCoreInstaller(
-            inputVersion,
+            resolvedVersion,
             inputQuality
           );
 
@@ -216,6 +242,11 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
           const inputQuality = '' as QualityOptions;
           const exitCode = 0;
           const stdout = `Fictitious dotnet version 6.0.0 is installed`;
+
+          const resolvedVersion = await new installer.DotnetVersionResolver(
+            inputVersion
+          ).createDotnetVersion();
+
           getExecOutputSpy.mockImplementation(() => {
             return Promise.resolve({
               exitCode: exitCode,
@@ -226,7 +257,7 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
           maxSatisfyingSpy.mockImplementation(() => inputVersion);
 
           const dotnetInstaller = new installer.DotnetCoreInstaller(
-            inputVersion,
+            resolvedVersion,
             inputQuality
           );
 
@@ -257,6 +288,10 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
           const inputQuality = '' as QualityOptions;
           const stdout = `Fictitious dotnet version ${inputVersion} is installed`;
 
+          const resolvedVersion = await new installer.DotnetVersionResolver(
+            inputVersion
+          ).createDotnetVersion();
+
           getExecOutputSpy.mockImplementation(() => {
             return Promise.resolve({
               exitCode: 0,
@@ -267,7 +302,7 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
           maxSatisfyingSpy.mockImplementation(() => inputVersion);
 
           const dotnetInstaller = new installer.DotnetCoreInstaller(
-            inputVersion,
+            resolvedVersion,
             inputQuality
           );
 
@@ -295,6 +330,10 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
           const inputQuality = '' as QualityOptions;
           const stdout = `Fictitious dotnet version 6.0.0 is installed`;
 
+          const resolvedVersion = await new installer.DotnetVersionResolver(
+            inputVersion
+          ).createDotnetVersion();
+
           getExecOutputSpy.mockImplementation(() => {
             return Promise.resolve({
               exitCode: 0,
@@ -305,7 +344,7 @@ describe('installer tests', () => {
           maxSatisfyingSpy.mockImplementation(() => inputVersion);
 
           const dotnetInstaller = new installer.DotnetCoreInstaller(
-            inputVersion,
+            resolvedVersion,
             inputQuality
           );
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index bf24aca99..825a18e6f 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Optional SDK version(s) to use. If not provided, will install global.json version when available. Examples: 2.2.104, 3.1, 3.1.x, 3.x, 6.0.2xx'
   dotnet-quality:
     description: 'Optional quality of the build. The possible values are: daily, signed, validated, preview, ga.'
+  prefer-installed:
+    description: 'Optional flag to prefer an already installed version of the SDK (when partial version syntax is used). If not provided, latest version with specified quality will be installed.'
+    required: false
+    default: false
   global-json-file:
     description: 'Optional global.json location, if your global.json isn''t located in the root of the repo.'
   source-url:
diff --git a/dist/cache-save/index.js b/dist/cache-save/index.js
index 60557b041..e105a4b39 100644
--- a/dist/cache-save/index.js
+++ b/dist/cache-save/index.js
@@ -58523,91 +58523,91 @@ exports["default"] = _default;
 /***/ (function(__unused_webpack_module, exports, __nccwpck_require__) {
 
 "use strict";
-
-var __createBinding = (this && this.__createBinding) || (Object.create ? (function(o, m, k, k2) {
-    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
-    var desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(m, k);
-    if (!desc || ("get" in desc ? !m.__esModule : desc.writable || desc.configurable)) {
-      desc = { enumerable: true, get: function() { return m[k]; } };
-    }
-    Object.defineProperty(o, k2, desc);
-}) : (function(o, m, k, k2) {
-    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
-    o[k2] = m[k];
-}));
-var __setModuleDefault = (this && this.__setModuleDefault) || (Object.create ? (function(o, v) {
-    Object.defineProperty(o, "default", { enumerable: true, value: v });
-}) : function(o, v) {
-    o["default"] = v;
-});
-var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
-    if (mod && mod.__esModule) return mod;
-    var result = {};
-    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
-    __setModuleDefault(result, mod);
-    return result;
-};
-var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {
-    function adopt(value) { return value instanceof P ? value : new P(function (resolve) { resolve(value); }); }
-    return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {
-        function fulfilled(value) { try { step(generator.next(value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
-        function rejected(value) { try { step(generator["throw"](value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
-        function step(result) { result.done ? resolve(result.value) : adopt(result.value).then(fulfilled, rejected); }
-        step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());
-    });
-};
-var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
-    return (mod && mod.__esModule) ? mod : { "default": mod };
-};
-Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
-exports.run = void 0;
-const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2186));
-const cache = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(7799));
-const node_fs_1 = __importDefault(__nccwpck_require__(7561));
-const cache_utils_1 = __nccwpck_require__(1678);
-const constants_1 = __nccwpck_require__(9042);
-// Catch and log any unhandled exceptions.  These exceptions can leak out of the uploadChunk method in
-// @actions/toolkit when a failed upload closes the file descriptor causing any in-process reads to
-// throw an uncaught exception.  Instead of failing this action, just warn.
-process.on('uncaughtException', e => {
-    const warningPrefix = '[warning]';
-    core.info(`${warningPrefix}${e.message}`);
-});
-function run() {
-    return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-        try {
-            if (core.getBooleanInput('cache')) {
-                yield cachePackages();
-            }
-        }
-        catch (error) {
-            core.setFailed(error.message);
-        }
-    });
-}
-exports.run = run;
-const cachePackages = () => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-    const state = core.getState(constants_1.State.CacheMatchedKey);
-    const primaryKey = core.getState(constants_1.State.CachePrimaryKey);
-    if (!primaryKey) {
-        core.info('Primary key was not generated, not saving cache.');
-        return;
-    }
-    const { 'global-packages': cachePath } = yield (0, cache_utils_1.getNuGetFolderPath)();
-    if (!node_fs_1.default.existsSync(cachePath)) {
-        throw new Error(`Cache folder path is retrieved for .NET CLI but doesn't exist on disk: ${cachePath}`);
-    }
-    if (primaryKey === state) {
-        core.info(`Cache hit occurred on the primary key ${primaryKey}, not saving cache.`);
-        return;
-    }
-    const cacheId = yield cache.saveCache([cachePath], primaryKey);
-    if (cacheId == -1) {
-        return;
-    }
-    core.info(`Cache saved with the key: ${primaryKey}`);
-});
-run();
+
+var __createBinding = (this && this.__createBinding) || (Object.create ? (function(o, m, k, k2) {
+    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
+    var desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(m, k);
+    if (!desc || ("get" in desc ? !m.__esModule : desc.writable || desc.configurable)) {
+      desc = { enumerable: true, get: function() { return m[k]; } };
+    }
+    Object.defineProperty(o, k2, desc);
+}) : (function(o, m, k, k2) {
+    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
+    o[k2] = m[k];
+}));
+var __setModuleDefault = (this && this.__setModuleDefault) || (Object.create ? (function(o, v) {
+    Object.defineProperty(o, "default", { enumerable: true, value: v });
+}) : function(o, v) {
+    o["default"] = v;
+});
+var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
+    if (mod && mod.__esModule) return mod;
+    var result = {};
+    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
+    __setModuleDefault(result, mod);
+    return result;
+};
+var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {
+    function adopt(value) { return value instanceof P ? value : new P(function (resolve) { resolve(value); }); }
+    return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {
+        function fulfilled(value) { try { step(generator.next(value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
+        function rejected(value) { try { step(generator["throw"](value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
+        function step(result) { result.done ? resolve(result.value) : adopt(result.value).then(fulfilled, rejected); }
+        step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());
+    });
+};
+var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
+    return (mod && mod.__esModule) ? mod : { "default": mod };
+};
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
+exports.run = void 0;
+const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2186));
+const cache = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(7799));
+const node_fs_1 = __importDefault(__nccwpck_require__(7561));
+const cache_utils_1 = __nccwpck_require__(1678);
+const constants_1 = __nccwpck_require__(9042);
+// Catch and log any unhandled exceptions.  These exceptions can leak out of the uploadChunk method in
+// @actions/toolkit when a failed upload closes the file descriptor causing any in-process reads to
+// throw an uncaught exception.  Instead of failing this action, just warn.
+process.on('uncaughtException', e => {
+    const warningPrefix = '[warning]';
+    core.info(`${warningPrefix}${e.message}`);
+});
+function run() {
+    return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+        try {
+            if (core.getBooleanInput('cache')) {
+                yield cachePackages();
+            }
+        }
+        catch (error) {
+            core.setFailed(error.message);
+        }
+    });
+}
+exports.run = run;
+const cachePackages = () => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+    const state = core.getState(constants_1.State.CacheMatchedKey);
+    const primaryKey = core.getState(constants_1.State.CachePrimaryKey);
+    if (!primaryKey) {
+        core.info('Primary key was not generated, not saving cache.');
+        return;
+    }
+    const { 'global-packages': cachePath } = yield (0, cache_utils_1.getNuGetFolderPath)();
+    if (!node_fs_1.default.existsSync(cachePath)) {
+        throw new Error(`Cache folder path is retrieved for .NET CLI but doesn't exist on disk: ${cachePath}`);
+    }
+    if (primaryKey === state) {
+        core.info(`Cache hit occurred on the primary key ${primaryKey}, not saving cache.`);
+        return;
+    }
+    const cacheId = yield cache.saveCache([cachePath], primaryKey);
+    if (cacheId == -1) {
+        return;
+    }
+    core.info(`Cache saved with the key: ${primaryKey}`);
+});
+run();
 
 
 /***/ }),
@@ -58616,114 +58616,114 @@ run();
 /***/ (function(__unused_webpack_module, exports, __nccwpck_require__) {
 
 "use strict";
-
-var __createBinding = (this && this.__createBinding) || (Object.create ? (function(o, m, k, k2) {
-    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
-    var desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(m, k);
-    if (!desc || ("get" in desc ? !m.__esModule : desc.writable || desc.configurable)) {
-      desc = { enumerable: true, get: function() { return m[k]; } };
-    }
-    Object.defineProperty(o, k2, desc);
-}) : (function(o, m, k, k2) {
-    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
-    o[k2] = m[k];
-}));
-var __setModuleDefault = (this && this.__setModuleDefault) || (Object.create ? (function(o, v) {
-    Object.defineProperty(o, "default", { enumerable: true, value: v });
-}) : function(o, v) {
-    o["default"] = v;
-});
-var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
-    if (mod && mod.__esModule) return mod;
-    var result = {};
-    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
-    __setModuleDefault(result, mod);
-    return result;
-};
-var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {
-    function adopt(value) { return value instanceof P ? value : new P(function (resolve) { resolve(value); }); }
-    return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {
-        function fulfilled(value) { try { step(generator.next(value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
-        function rejected(value) { try { step(generator["throw"](value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
-        function step(result) { result.done ? resolve(result.value) : adopt(result.value).then(fulfilled, rejected); }
-        step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());
-    });
-};
-Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
-exports.isCacheFeatureAvailable = exports.getNuGetFolderPath = void 0;
-const cache = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(7799));
-const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2186));
-const exec = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(1514));
-const constants_1 = __nccwpck_require__(9042);
-/**
- * Get NuGet global packages, cache, and temp folders from .NET CLI.
- * @returns (Folder Name)-(Path) mappings
- * @see https://docs.microsoft.com/nuget/consume-packages/managing-the-global-packages-and-cache-folders
- * @example
- * Windows
- * ```json
- * {
- *   "http-cache": "C:\\Users\\user1\\AppData\\Local\\NuGet\\v3-cache",
- *   "global-packages": "C:\\Users\\user1\\.nuget\\packages\\",
- *   "temp": "C:\\Users\\user1\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\NuGetScratch",
- *   "plugins-cache": "C:\\Users\\user1\\AppData\\Local\\NuGet\\plugins-cache"
- * }
- * ```
- *
- * Mac/Linux
- * ```json
- * {
- *   "http-cache": "/home/user1/.local/share/NuGet/v3-cache",
- *   "global-packages": "/home/user1/.nuget/packages/",
- *   "temp": "/tmp/NuGetScratch",
- *   "plugins-cache": "/home/user1/.local/share/NuGet/plugins-cache"
- * }
- * ```
- */
-const getNuGetFolderPath = () => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-    const { stdout, stderr, exitCode } = yield exec.getExecOutput(constants_1.cliCommand, undefined, { ignoreReturnCode: true, silent: true });
-    if (exitCode) {
-        throw new Error(!stderr.trim()
-            ? `The '${constants_1.cliCommand}' command failed with exit code: ${exitCode}`
-            : stderr);
-    }
-    const result = {
-        'http-cache': '',
-        'global-packages': '',
-        temp: '',
-        'plugins-cache': ''
-    };
-    const regex = /(?:^|\s)(?<key>[a-z-]+): (?<path>.+[/\\].+)$/gm;
-    let match;
-    while ((match = regex.exec(stdout)) !== null) {
-        const key = match.groups.key;
-        if (key in result) {
-            result[key] = match.groups.path;
-        }
-    }
-    return result;
-});
-exports.getNuGetFolderPath = getNuGetFolderPath;
-function isCacheFeatureAvailable() {
-    if (cache.isFeatureAvailable()) {
-        return true;
-    }
-    if (isGhes()) {
-        core.warning('Cache action is only supported on GHES version >= 3.5. If you are on version >=3.5 Please check with GHES admin if Actions cache service is enabled or not.');
-        return false;
-    }
-    core.warning('The runner was not able to contact the cache service. Caching will be skipped');
-    return false;
-}
-exports.isCacheFeatureAvailable = isCacheFeatureAvailable;
-/**
- * Returns this action runs on GitHub Enterprise Server or not.
- * (port from https://github.com/actions/toolkit/blob/457303960f03375db6f033e214b9f90d79c3fe5c/packages/cache/src/internal/cacheUtils.ts#L134)
- */
-function isGhes() {
-    const url = process.env['GITHUB_SERVER_URL'] || 'https://github.com';
-    return new URL(url).hostname.toUpperCase() !== 'GITHUB.COM';
-}
+
+var __createBinding = (this && this.__createBinding) || (Object.create ? (function(o, m, k, k2) {
+    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
+    var desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(m, k);
+    if (!desc || ("get" in desc ? !m.__esModule : desc.writable || desc.configurable)) {
+      desc = { enumerable: true, get: function() { return m[k]; } };
+    }
+    Object.defineProperty(o, k2, desc);
+}) : (function(o, m, k, k2) {
+    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
+    o[k2] = m[k];
+}));
+var __setModuleDefault = (this && this.__setModuleDefault) || (Object.create ? (function(o, v) {
+    Object.defineProperty(o, "default", { enumerable: true, value: v });
+}) : function(o, v) {
+    o["default"] = v;
+});
+var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
+    if (mod && mod.__esModule) return mod;
+    var result = {};
+    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
+    __setModuleDefault(result, mod);
+    return result;
+};
+var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {
+    function adopt(value) { return value instanceof P ? value : new P(function (resolve) { resolve(value); }); }
+    return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {
+        function fulfilled(value) { try { step(generator.next(value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
+        function rejected(value) { try { step(generator["throw"](value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
+        function step(result) { result.done ? resolve(result.value) : adopt(result.value).then(fulfilled, rejected); }
+        step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());
+    });
+};
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
+exports.isCacheFeatureAvailable = exports.getNuGetFolderPath = void 0;
+const cache = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(7799));
+const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2186));
+const exec = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(1514));
+const constants_1 = __nccwpck_require__(9042);
+/**
+ * Get NuGet global packages, cache, and temp folders from .NET CLI.
+ * @returns (Folder Name)-(Path) mappings
+ * @see https://docs.microsoft.com/nuget/consume-packages/managing-the-global-packages-and-cache-folders
+ * @example
+ * Windows
+ * ```json
+ * {
+ *   "http-cache": "C:\\Users\\user1\\AppData\\Local\\NuGet\\v3-cache",
+ *   "global-packages": "C:\\Users\\user1\\.nuget\\packages\\",
+ *   "temp": "C:\\Users\\user1\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\NuGetScratch",
+ *   "plugins-cache": "C:\\Users\\user1\\AppData\\Local\\NuGet\\plugins-cache"
+ * }
+ * ```
+ *
+ * Mac/Linux
+ * ```json
+ * {
+ *   "http-cache": "/home/user1/.local/share/NuGet/v3-cache",
+ *   "global-packages": "/home/user1/.nuget/packages/",
+ *   "temp": "/tmp/NuGetScratch",
+ *   "plugins-cache": "/home/user1/.local/share/NuGet/plugins-cache"
+ * }
+ * ```
+ */
+const getNuGetFolderPath = () => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+    const { stdout, stderr, exitCode } = yield exec.getExecOutput(constants_1.cliCommand, undefined, { ignoreReturnCode: true, silent: true });
+    if (exitCode) {
+        throw new Error(!stderr.trim()
+            ? `The '${constants_1.cliCommand}' command failed with exit code: ${exitCode}`
+            : stderr);
+    }
+    const result = {
+        'http-cache': '',
+        'global-packages': '',
+        temp: '',
+        'plugins-cache': ''
+    };
+    const regex = /(?:^|\s)(?<key>[a-z-]+): (?<path>.+[/\\].+)$/gm;
+    let match;
+    while ((match = regex.exec(stdout)) !== null) {
+        const key = match.groups.key;
+        if (key in result) {
+            result[key] = match.groups.path;
+        }
+    }
+    return result;
+});
+exports.getNuGetFolderPath = getNuGetFolderPath;
+function isCacheFeatureAvailable() {
+    if (cache.isFeatureAvailable()) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (isGhes()) {
+        core.warning('Cache action is only supported on GHES version >= 3.5. If you are on version >=3.5 Please check with GHES admin if Actions cache service is enabled or not.');
+        return false;
+    }
+    core.warning('The runner was not able to contact the cache service. Caching will be skipped');
+    return false;
+}
+exports.isCacheFeatureAvailable = isCacheFeatureAvailable;
+/**
+ * Returns this action runs on GitHub Enterprise Server or not.
+ * (port from https://github.com/actions/toolkit/blob/457303960f03375db6f033e214b9f90d79c3fe5c/packages/cache/src/internal/cacheUtils.ts#L134)
+ */
+function isGhes() {
+    const url = process.env['GITHUB_SERVER_URL'] || 'https://github.com';
+    return new URL(url).hostname.toUpperCase() !== 'GITHUB.COM';
+}
 
 
 /***/ }),
@@ -58732,26 +58732,26 @@ function isGhes() {
 /***/ ((__unused_webpack_module, exports) => {
 
 "use strict";
-
-Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
-exports.Outputs = exports.State = exports.cliCommand = exports.lockFilePatterns = void 0;
-/** NuGet lock file patterns */
-exports.lockFilePatterns = ['packages.lock.json'];
-/**
- * .NET CLI command to list local NuGet resources.
- * @see https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-nuget-locals
- */
-exports.cliCommand = 'dotnet nuget locals all --list --force-english-output';
-var State;
-(function (State) {
-    State["CachePrimaryKey"] = "CACHE_KEY";
-    State["CacheMatchedKey"] = "CACHE_RESULT";
-})(State = exports.State || (exports.State = {}));
-var Outputs;
-(function (Outputs) {
-    Outputs["CacheHit"] = "cache-hit";
-    Outputs["DotnetVersion"] = "dotnet-version";
-})(Outputs = exports.Outputs || (exports.Outputs = {}));
+
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
+exports.Outputs = exports.State = exports.cliCommand = exports.lockFilePatterns = void 0;
+/** NuGet lock file patterns */
+exports.lockFilePatterns = ['packages.lock.json'];
+/**
+ * .NET CLI command to list local NuGet resources.
+ * @see https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-nuget-locals
+ */
+exports.cliCommand = 'dotnet nuget locals all --list --force-english-output';
+var State;
+(function (State) {
+    State["CachePrimaryKey"] = "CACHE_KEY";
+    State["CacheMatchedKey"] = "CACHE_RESULT";
+})(State = exports.State || (exports.State = {}));
+var Outputs;
+(function (Outputs) {
+    Outputs["CacheHit"] = "cache-hit";
+    Outputs["DotnetVersion"] = "dotnet-version";
+})(Outputs = exports.Outputs || (exports.Outputs = {}));
 
 
 /***/ }),
diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index 2cb466866..77cb395c7 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -72745,6 +72745,86 @@ var Outputs;
 })(Outputs = exports.Outputs || (exports.Outputs = {}));
 
 
+/***/ }),
+
+/***/ 2971:
+/***/ (function(__unused_webpack_module, exports, __nccwpck_require__) {
+
+"use strict";
+
+var __createBinding = (this && this.__createBinding) || (Object.create ? (function(o, m, k, k2) {
+    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
+    var desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(m, k);
+    if (!desc || ("get" in desc ? !m.__esModule : desc.writable || desc.configurable)) {
+      desc = { enumerable: true, get: function() { return m[k]; } };
+    }
+    Object.defineProperty(o, k2, desc);
+}) : (function(o, m, k, k2) {
+    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
+    o[k2] = m[k];
+}));
+var __setModuleDefault = (this && this.__setModuleDefault) || (Object.create ? (function(o, v) {
+    Object.defineProperty(o, "default", { enumerable: true, value: v });
+}) : function(o, v) {
+    o["default"] = v;
+});
+var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
+    if (mod && mod.__esModule) return mod;
+    var result = {};
+    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
+    __setModuleDefault(result, mod);
+    return result;
+};
+var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {
+    function adopt(value) { return value instanceof P ? value : new P(function (resolve) { resolve(value); }); }
+    return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {
+        function fulfilled(value) { try { step(generator.next(value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
+        function rejected(value) { try { step(generator["throw"](value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
+        function step(result) { result.done ? resolve(result.value) : adopt(result.value).then(fulfilled, rejected); }
+        step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());
+    });
+};
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
+exports.findMatchingVersion = exports.listSdks = void 0;
+const exec = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(1514));
+const listSdks = () => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+    const { stdout, exitCode } = yield exec
+        .getExecOutput('dotnet', ['--list-sdks'], {
+        ignoreReturnCode: true
+    })
+        .catch(() => ({ stdout: '', exitCode: 1 }));
+    if (exitCode) {
+        return [];
+    }
+    return (stdout
+        .trim()
+        .split('\n')
+        .map(versionInfo => versionInfo.trim())
+        .map(versionInfo => versionInfo.split(' ')[0])
+        // reverses output so newer versions are first
+        .reverse());
+});
+exports.listSdks = listSdks;
+/**
+ * Function that matches string like that
+ * '3.1', '3.1.x', '3', '3.x', '6.0.4xx' to
+ * correct version number like '3.1.201', '3.1.201', '3.1.201', '3.1.201', '6.0.402'
+ */
+const findMatchingVersion = (versionPattern, versions) => {
+    if (!versionPattern || versionPattern === 'x' || versionPattern === '*') {
+        return versions.at(0);
+    }
+    const versionArray = versionPattern.split('.');
+    if (versionArray.length < 3) {
+        versionArray.push(...Array(3 - versionArray.length).fill('x'));
+    }
+    const normalizedVersion = versionArray.join('.');
+    const versionRegex = new RegExp(`^${normalizedVersion.replace(/x/g, '\\d+')}`);
+    return versions.find(v => versionRegex.test(v));
+};
+exports.findMatchingVersion = findMatchingVersion;
+
+
 /***/ }),
 
 /***/ 2574:
@@ -72799,10 +72879,12 @@ const path_1 = __importDefault(__nccwpck_require__(1017));
 const os_1 = __importDefault(__nccwpck_require__(2037));
 const semver_1 = __importDefault(__nccwpck_require__(5911));
 const utils_1 = __nccwpck_require__(1314);
+const dotnet_utils_1 = __nccwpck_require__(2971);
 const QUALITY_INPUT_MINIMAL_MAJOR_TAG = 6;
 const LATEST_PATCH_SYNTAX_MINIMAL_MAJOR_TAG = 5;
 class DotnetVersionResolver {
-    constructor(version) {
+    constructor(version, preferInstalled = false) {
+        this.preferInstalled = preferInstalled;
         this.inputVersion = version.trim();
         this.resolvedArgument = { type: '', value: '', qualityFlag: false };
     }
@@ -72812,11 +72894,21 @@ class DotnetVersionResolver {
                 throw new Error(`The 'dotnet-version' was supplied in invalid format: ${this.inputVersion}! Supported syntax: A.B.C, A.B, A.B.x, A, A.x, A.B.Cxx`);
             }
             if (semver_1.default.valid(this.inputVersion)) {
-                this.createVersionArgument();
+                this.createVersionArgument(this.inputVersion);
+                return;
             }
-            else {
+            if (!this.preferInstalled) {
                 yield this.createChannelArgument();
+                return;
             }
+            const requestedVersion = this.inputVersion;
+            const installedVersions = yield (0, dotnet_utils_1.listSdks)();
+            const matchingInstalledVersion = (0, dotnet_utils_1.findMatchingVersion)(requestedVersion, installedVersions);
+            if (matchingInstalledVersion) {
+                this.createVersionArgument(matchingInstalledVersion);
+                return;
+            }
+            this.createChannelArgument();
         });
     }
     isNumericTag(versionTag) {
@@ -72831,9 +72923,9 @@ class DotnetVersionResolver {
         }
         return majorTag ? true : false;
     }
-    createVersionArgument() {
+    createVersionArgument(version) {
         this.resolvedArgument.type = 'version';
-        this.resolvedArgument.value = this.inputVersion;
+        this.resolvedArgument.value = version;
     }
     createChannelArgument() {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
@@ -72993,14 +73085,12 @@ DotnetInstallDir.dirPath = process.env['DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR']
     ? DotnetInstallDir.convertInstallPathToAbsolute(process.env['DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR'])
     : DotnetInstallDir.default[utils_1.PLATFORM];
 class DotnetCoreInstaller {
-    constructor(version, quality) {
-        this.version = version;
+    constructor(dotnetVersion, quality) {
+        this.dotnetVersion = dotnetVersion;
         this.quality = quality;
     }
     installDotnet() {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            const versionResolver = new DotnetVersionResolver(this.version);
-            const dotnetVersion = yield versionResolver.createDotnetVersion();
             /**
              * Install dotnet runitme first in order to get
              * the latest stable version of dotnet CLI
@@ -73028,7 +73118,7 @@ class DotnetCoreInstaller {
                 // Don't overwrite CLI because it should be already installed
                 .useArguments(utils_1.IS_WINDOWS ? '-SkipNonVersionedFiles' : '--skip-non-versioned-files')
                 // Use version provided by user
-                .useVersion(dotnetVersion, this.quality)
+                .useVersion(this.dotnetVersion, this.quality)
                 .execute();
             if (dotnetInstallOutput.exitCode) {
                 throw new Error(`Failed to install dotnet, exit code: ${dotnetInstallOutput.exitCode}. ${dotnetInstallOutput.stderr}`);
@@ -73148,13 +73238,16 @@ function run() {
             }
             if (versions.length) {
                 const quality = core.getInput('dotnet-quality');
+                const preferInstalled = core.getBooleanInput('prefer-installed');
                 if (quality && !qualityOptions.includes(quality)) {
                     throw new Error(`Value '${quality}' is not supported for the 'dotnet-quality' option. Supported values are: daily, signed, validated, preview, ga.`);
                 }
                 let dotnetInstaller;
+                let dotnetVersionResolver;
                 const uniqueVersions = new Set(versions);
                 for (const version of uniqueVersions) {
-                    dotnetInstaller = new installer_1.DotnetCoreInstaller(version, quality);
+                    dotnetVersionResolver = new installer_1.DotnetVersionResolver(version, preferInstalled);
+                    dotnetInstaller = new installer_1.DotnetCoreInstaller(yield dotnetVersionResolver.createDotnetVersion(), quality);
                     const installedVersion = yield dotnetInstaller.installDotnet();
                     installedDotnetVersions.push(installedVersion);
                 }
diff --git a/externals/install-dotnet.ps1 b/externals/install-dotnet.ps1
index c9a30cb3c..e58412b56 100644
--- a/externals/install-dotnet.ps1
+++ b/externals/install-dotnet.ps1
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@
 .PARAMETER DownloadTimeout
     Determines timeout duration in seconds for dowloading of the SDK file
     Default: 1200 seconds (20 minutes)
+.PARAMETER KeepZip
+    If set, downloaded file is kept
+.PARAMETER ZipPath
+    Use that path to store installer, generated by default
 #>
 [cmdletbinding()]
 param(
@@ -121,7 +125,9 @@ param(
    [string[]]$ProxyBypassList=@(),
    [switch]$SkipNonVersionedFiles,
    [switch]$NoCdn,
-   [int]$DownloadTimeout=1200
+   [int]$DownloadTimeout=1200,
+   [switch]$KeepZip,
+   [string]$ZipPath=[System.IO.Path]::combine([System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath(), [System.IO.Path]::GetRandomFileName())
 )
 
 Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
@@ -176,6 +182,23 @@ function Measure-Action($name, $block) {
     Say-Verbose "⏱ Action '$name' took $totalSeconds seconds"
 }
 
+function Get-Remote-File-Size($zipUri) {
+    try {
+        $response = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $zipUri -Method Head
+        $fileSize = $response.Headers["Content-Length"]
+        if ((![string]::IsNullOrEmpty($fileSize))) {
+            Say "Remote file $zipUri size is $fileSize bytes."
+        
+            return $fileSize
+        }
+    }
+    catch {
+        Say-Verbose "Content-Length header was not extracted for $zipUri."
+    }
+
+    return $null
+}
+
 function Say-Invocation($Invocation) {
     $command = $Invocation.MyCommand;
     $args = (($Invocation.BoundParameters.Keys | foreach { "-$_ `"$($Invocation.BoundParameters[$_])`"" }) -join " ")
@@ -862,13 +885,15 @@ function DownloadFile($Source, [string]$OutPath) {
     }
 
     $Stream = $null
-
+    
     try {
         $Response = GetHTTPResponse -Uri $Source
         $Stream = $Response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync().Result
         $File = [System.IO.File]::Create($OutPath)
         $Stream.CopyTo($File)
         $File.Close()
+
+        ValidateRemoteLocalFileSizes -LocalFileOutPath $OutPath -SourceUri $Source
     }
     finally {
         if ($null -ne $Stream) {
@@ -877,19 +902,40 @@ function DownloadFile($Source, [string]$OutPath) {
     }
 }
 
+function ValidateRemoteLocalFileSizes([string]$LocalFileOutPath, $SourceUri) {
+    try {
+        $remoteFileSize = Get-Remote-File-Size -zipUri $SourceUri
+        $fileSize = [long](Get-Item $LocalFileOutPath).Length
+        Say "Downloaded file $SourceUri size is $fileSize bytes."
+    
+        if ((![string]::IsNullOrEmpty($remoteFileSize)) -and !([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($fileSize)) ) {
+            if ($remoteFileSize -ne $fileSize) {
+                Say "The remote and local file sizes are not equal. Remote file size is $remoteFileSize bytes and local size is $fileSize bytes. The local package may be corrupted."
+            }
+            else {
+                Say "The remote and local file sizes are equal."
+            }   
+        }
+        else {
+            Say "Either downloaded or local package size can not be measured. One of them may be corrupted."
+        }
+    }
+    catch {
+        Say "Either downloaded or local package size can not be measured. One of them may be corrupted."
+    }
+}
+
 function SafeRemoveFile($Path) {
     try {
         if (Test-Path $Path) {
             Remove-Item $Path
             Say-Verbose "The temporary file `"$Path`" was removed."
         }
-        else
-        {
+        else {
             Say-Verbose "The temporary file `"$Path`" does not exist, therefore is not removed."
         }
     }
-    catch
-    {
+    catch {
         Say-Warning "Failed to remove the temporary file: `"$Path`", remove it manually."
     }
 }
@@ -1100,17 +1146,25 @@ function Resolve-AssetName-And-RelativePath([string] $Runtime) {
 }
 
 function Prepare-Install-Directory {
+    $diskSpaceWarning = "Failed to check the disk space. Installation will continue, but it may fail if you do not have enough disk space.";
+
+    if ($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major -lt 7) {
+        Say-Verbose $diskSpaceWarning
+        return
+    }
+
     New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $InstallRoot | Out-Null
 
     $installDrive = $((Get-Item $InstallRoot -Force).PSDrive.Name);
     $diskInfo = $null
-    try{
+    try {
         $diskInfo = Get-PSDrive -Name $installDrive
     }
-    catch{
-        Say-Warning "Failed to check the disk space. Installation will continue, but it may fail if you do not have enough disk space."
+    catch {
+        Say-Warning $diskSpaceWarning
     }
-    
+
+    # The check is relevant for PS version >= 7, the result can be irrelevant for older versions. See https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/issues/12442.
     if ( ($null -ne $diskInfo) -and ($diskInfo.Free / 1MB -le 100)) {
         throw "There is not enough disk space on drive ${installDrive}:"
     }
@@ -1216,7 +1270,6 @@ if ($DryRun) {
 
 Measure-Action "Installation directory preparation" { Prepare-Install-Directory }
 
-$ZipPath = [System.IO.Path]::combine([System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath(), [System.IO.Path]::GetRandomFileName())
 Say-Verbose "Zip path: $ZipPath"
 
 $DownloadSucceeded = $false
@@ -1289,7 +1342,9 @@ if (!$isAssetInstalled) {
     throw "`"$assetName`" with version = $($DownloadedLink.effectiveVersion) failed to install with an unknown error."
 }
 
-SafeRemoveFile -Path $ZipPath
+if (-not $KeepZip) {
+    SafeRemoveFile -Path $ZipPath
+}
 
 Measure-Action "Setting up shell environment" { Prepend-Sdk-InstallRoot-To-Path -InstallRoot $InstallRoot }
 
@@ -1300,40 +1355,40 @@ Say "Installation finished"
 # SIG # Begin signature block
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-# OfsCcUI2AAAAAALLMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMH4xCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMRMwEQYD
+# KX7zUQIBAAIBAAIBAAIBAAIBADAxMA0GCWCGSAFlAwQCAQUABCACRu+yvG+6rftW
+# 7639o2K9YFU32HKgY4Dqe9C3db/p7qCCDXYwggX0MIID3KADAgECAhMzAAADTrU8
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 # VQQIEwpXYXNoaW5ndG9uMRAwDgYDVQQHEwdSZWRtb25kMR4wHAYDVQQKExVNaWNy
 # b3NvZnQgQ29ycG9yYXRpb24xKDAmBgNVBAMTH01pY3Jvc29mdCBDb2RlIFNpZ25p
-# bmcgUENBIDIwMTEwHhcNMjIwNTEyMjA0NTU5WhcNMjMwNTExMjA0NTU5WjB0MQsw
+# bmcgUENBIDIwMTEwHhcNMjMwMzE2MTg0MzI5WhcNMjQwMzE0MTg0MzI5WjB0MQsw
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diff --git a/externals/install-dotnet.sh b/externals/install-dotnet.sh
index a830583cd..4547589b5 100755
--- a/externals/install-dotnet.sh
+++ b/externals/install-dotnet.sh
@@ -314,6 +314,10 @@ get_machine_architecture() {
             echo "ppc64le"
             return 0
             ;;
+        loongarch64)
+            echo "loongarch64"
+            return 0
+            ;;
         esac
     fi
 
@@ -355,6 +359,10 @@ get_normalized_architecture_from_architecture() {
             echo "ppc64le"
             return 0
             ;;
+        loongarch64)
+            echo "loongarch64"
+            return 0
+            ;;
     esac
 
     say_err "Architecture \`$architecture\` not supported. If you think this is a bug, report it at https://github.com/dotnet/install-scripts/issues"
@@ -546,6 +554,40 @@ is_dotnet_package_installed() {
     fi
 }
 
+# args:
+# downloaded file - $1
+# remote_file_size - $2
+validate_remote_local_file_sizes() 
+{
+    eval $invocation
+
+    local downloaded_file="$1"
+    local remote_file_size="$2"
+    local file_size=''
+
+    if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "linux-gnu"* ]]; then
+        file_size="$(stat -c '%s' "$downloaded_file")"
+    elif [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+        # hardcode in order to avoid conflicts with GNU stat
+        file_size="$(/usr/bin/stat -f '%z' "$downloaded_file")"
+    fi  
+    
+    if [ -n "$file_size" ]; then
+        say "Downloaded file size is $file_size bytes."
+
+        if [ -n "$remote_file_size" ] && [ -n "$file_size" ]; then
+            if [ "$remote_file_size" -ne "$file_size" ]; then
+                say "The remote and local file sizes are not equal. The remote file size is $remote_file_size bytes and the local size is $file_size bytes. The local package may be corrupted."
+            else
+                say "The remote and local file sizes are equal."
+            fi
+        fi
+        
+    else
+        say "Either downloaded or local package size can not be measured. One of them may be corrupted."      
+    fi 
+}
+
 # args:
 # azure_feed - $1
 # channel - $2
@@ -914,14 +956,39 @@ copy_files_or_dirs_from_list() {
     done
 }
 
+# args:
+# zip_uri - $1
+get_remote_file_size() {
+    local zip_uri="$1"
+
+    if machine_has "curl"; then
+        file_size=$(curl -sI  "$zip_uri" | grep -i content-length | awk '{ num = $2 + 0; print num }')
+    elif machine_has "wget"; then
+        file_size=$(wget --spider --server-response -O /dev/null "$zip_uri" 2>&1 | grep -i 'Content-Length:' | awk '{ num = $2 + 0; print num }')
+    else
+        say "Neither curl nor wget is available on this system."
+        return
+    fi
+
+    if [ -n "$file_size" ]; then
+        say "Remote file $zip_uri size is $file_size bytes."
+        echo "$file_size"
+    else
+        say_verbose "Content-Length header was not extracted for $zip_uri."
+        echo ""
+    fi
+}
+
 # args:
 # zip_path - $1
 # out_path - $2
+# remote_file_size - $3
 extract_dotnet_package() {
     eval $invocation
 
     local zip_path="$1"
     local out_path="$2"
+    local remote_file_size="$3"
 
     local temp_out_path="$(mktemp -d "$temporary_file_template")"
 
@@ -931,9 +998,13 @@ extract_dotnet_package() {
     local folders_with_version_regex='^.*/[0-9]+\.[0-9]+[^/]+/'
     find "$temp_out_path" -type f | grep -Eo "$folders_with_version_regex" | sort | copy_files_or_dirs_from_list "$temp_out_path" "$out_path" false
     find "$temp_out_path" -type f | grep -Ev "$folders_with_version_regex" | copy_files_or_dirs_from_list "$temp_out_path" "$out_path" "$override_non_versioned_files"
-
+    
+    validate_remote_local_file_sizes "$zip_path" "$remote_file_size"
+    
     rm -rf "$temp_out_path"
-    rm -f "$zip_path" && say_verbose "Temporary zip file $zip_path was removed"
+    if [ -z ${keep_zip+x} ]; then
+        rm -f "$zip_path" && say_verbose "Temporary zip file $zip_path was removed"
+    fi
 
     if [ "$failed" = true ]; then
         say_err "Extraction failed"
@@ -1427,9 +1498,10 @@ install_dotnet() {
     eval $invocation
     local download_failed=false
     local download_completed=false
+    local remote_file_size=0
 
     mkdir -p "$install_root"
-    zip_path="$(mktemp "$temporary_file_template")"
+    zip_path="${zip_path:-$(mktemp "$temporary_file_template")}"
     say_verbose "Zip path: $zip_path"
 
     for link_index in "${!download_links[@]}"
@@ -1467,8 +1539,10 @@ install_dotnet() {
         return 1
     fi
 
+    remote_file_size="$(get_remote_file_size "$download_link")"
+
     say "Extracting zip from $download_link"
-    extract_dotnet_package "$zip_path" "$install_root" || return 1
+    extract_dotnet_package "$zip_path" "$install_root" "$remote_file_size" || return 1
 
     #  Check if the SDK version is installed; if not, fail the installation.
     # if the version contains "RTM" or "servicing"; check if a 'release-type' SDK version is installed.
@@ -1618,6 +1692,14 @@ do
             override_non_versioned_files=false
             non_dynamic_parameters+=" $name"
             ;;
+        --keep-zip|-[Kk]eep[Zz]ip)
+            keep_zip=true
+            non_dynamic_parameters+=" $name"
+            ;;
+        --zip-path|-[Zz]ip[Pp]ath)
+            shift
+            zip_path="$1"
+            ;;
         -?|--?|-h|--help|-[Hh]elp)
             script_name="$(basename "$0")"
             echo ".NET Tools Installer"
@@ -1663,7 +1745,7 @@ do
             echo "      -InstallDir"
             echo "  --architecture <ARCHITECTURE>      Architecture of dotnet binaries to be installed, Defaults to \`$architecture\`."
             echo "      --arch,-Architecture,-Arch"
-            echo "          Possible values: x64, arm, arm64, s390x and ppc64le"
+            echo "          Possible values: x64, arm, arm64, s390x, ppc64le and loongarch64"
             echo "  --os <system>                    Specifies operating system to be used when selecting the installer."
             echo "          Overrides the OS determination approach used by the script. Supported values: osx, linux, linux-musl, freebsd, rhel.6."
             echo "          In case any other value is provided, the platform will be determined by the script based on machine configuration."
@@ -1688,6 +1770,8 @@ do
             echo "  --no-cdn,-NoCdn                    Disable downloading from the Azure CDN, and use the uncached feed directly."
             echo "  --jsonfile <JSONFILE>              Determines the SDK version from a user specified global.json file."
             echo "                                     Note: global.json must have a value for 'SDK:Version'"
+            echo "  --keep-zip,-KeepZip                If set, downloaded file is kept."
+            echo "  --zip-path, -ZipPath               If set, downloaded file is stored at the specified path."
             echo "  -?,--?,-h,--help,-Help             Shows this help message"
             echo ""
             echo "Install Location:"
diff --git a/src/dotnet-utils.ts b/src/dotnet-utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bb15f4d81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dotnet-utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import * as exec from '@actions/exec';
+
+export const listSdks = async () => {
+  const {stdout, exitCode} = await exec
+    .getExecOutput('dotnet', ['--list-sdks'], {
+      ignoreReturnCode: true
+    })
+    .catch(() => ({stdout: '', exitCode: 1}));
+
+  if (exitCode) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  return (
+    stdout
+      .trim()
+      .split('\n')
+      .map(versionInfo => versionInfo.trim())
+      .map(versionInfo => versionInfo.split(' ')[0])
+      // reverses output so newer versions are first
+      .reverse()
+  );
+};
+
+/**
+ * Function that matches string like that
+ * '3.1', '3.1.x', '3', '3.x', '6.0.4xx' to
+ * correct version number like '3.1.201', '3.1.201', '3.1.201', '3.1.201', '6.0.402'
+ */
+export const findMatchingVersion = (
+  versionPattern: string,
+  versions: string[]
+): string | undefined => {
+  if (!versionPattern || versionPattern === 'x' || versionPattern === '*') {
+    return versions.at(0);
+  }
+
+  const versionArray = versionPattern.split('.');
+
+  if (versionArray.length < 3) {
+    versionArray.push(...Array(3 - versionArray.length).fill('x'));
+  }
+
+  const normalizedVersion = versionArray.join('.');
+
+  const versionRegex = new RegExp(
+    `^${normalizedVersion.replace(/x/g, '\\d+')}`
+  );
+
+  return versions.find(v => versionRegex.test(v));
+};
diff --git a/src/installer.ts b/src/installer.ts
index 4900afa3a..365956ec2 100644
--- a/src/installer.ts
+++ b/src/installer.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import os from 'os';
 import semver from 'semver';
 import {IS_WINDOWS, PLATFORM} from './utils';
 import {QualityOptions} from './setup-dotnet';
+import {listSdks, findMatchingVersion} from './dotnet-utils';
 
 export interface DotnetVersion {
   type: string;
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ export class DotnetVersionResolver {
   private inputVersion: string;
   private resolvedArgument: DotnetVersion;
 
-  constructor(version: string) {
+  constructor(version: string, private preferInstalled = false) {
     this.inputVersion = version.trim();
     this.resolvedArgument = {type: '', value: '', qualityFlag: false};
   }
@@ -33,11 +34,30 @@ export class DotnetVersionResolver {
         `The 'dotnet-version' was supplied in invalid format: ${this.inputVersion}! Supported syntax: A.B.C, A.B, A.B.x, A, A.x, A.B.Cxx`
       );
     }
+
     if (semver.valid(this.inputVersion)) {
-      this.createVersionArgument();
-    } else {
+      this.createVersionArgument(this.inputVersion);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (!this.preferInstalled) {
       await this.createChannelArgument();
+      return;
     }
+
+    const requestedVersion = this.inputVersion;
+    const installedVersions = await listSdks();
+    const matchingInstalledVersion = findMatchingVersion(
+      requestedVersion,
+      installedVersions
+    );
+
+    if (matchingInstalledVersion) {
+      this.createVersionArgument(matchingInstalledVersion);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.createChannelArgument();
   }
 
   private isNumericTag(versionTag): boolean {
@@ -59,9 +79,9 @@ export class DotnetVersionResolver {
     return majorTag ? true : false;
   }
 
-  private createVersionArgument() {
+  private createVersionArgument(version: string) {
     this.resolvedArgument.type = 'version';
-    this.resolvedArgument.value = this.inputVersion;
+    this.resolvedArgument.value = version;
   }
 
   private async createChannelArgument() {
@@ -253,12 +273,12 @@ export class DotnetCoreInstaller {
     DotnetInstallDir.setEnvironmentVariable();
   }
 
-  constructor(private version: string, private quality: QualityOptions) {}
+  constructor(
+    private readonly dotnetVersion: DotnetVersion,
+    private readonly quality: QualityOptions
+  ) {}
 
   public async installDotnet(): Promise<string | null> {
-    const versionResolver = new DotnetVersionResolver(this.version);
-    const dotnetVersion = await versionResolver.createDotnetVersion();
-
     /**
      * Install dotnet runitme first in order to get
      * the latest stable version of dotnet CLI
@@ -294,7 +314,7 @@ export class DotnetCoreInstaller {
         IS_WINDOWS ? '-SkipNonVersionedFiles' : '--skip-non-versioned-files'
       )
       // Use version provided by user
-      .useVersion(dotnetVersion, this.quality)
+      .useVersion(this.dotnetVersion, this.quality)
       .execute();
 
     if (dotnetInstallOutput.exitCode) {
diff --git a/src/setup-dotnet.ts b/src/setup-dotnet.ts
index 2a628a5ab..2b8c6a689 100644
--- a/src/setup-dotnet.ts
+++ b/src/setup-dotnet.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import * as core from '@actions/core';
-import {DotnetCoreInstaller, DotnetInstallDir} from './installer';
+import {
+  DotnetCoreInstaller,
+  DotnetInstallDir,
+  DotnetVersionResolver
+} from './installer';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
 import semver from 'semver';
@@ -59,6 +63,7 @@ export async function run() {
 
     if (versions.length) {
       const quality = core.getInput('dotnet-quality') as QualityOptions;
+      const preferInstalled = core.getBooleanInput('prefer-installed');
 
       if (quality && !qualityOptions.includes(quality)) {
         throw new Error(
@@ -67,9 +72,18 @@ export async function run() {
       }
 
       let dotnetInstaller: DotnetCoreInstaller;
+      let dotnetVersionResolver: DotnetVersionResolver;
+
       const uniqueVersions = new Set<string>(versions);
       for (const version of uniqueVersions) {
-        dotnetInstaller = new DotnetCoreInstaller(version, quality);
+        dotnetVersionResolver = new DotnetVersionResolver(
+          version,
+          preferInstalled
+        );
+        dotnetInstaller = new DotnetCoreInstaller(
+          await dotnetVersionResolver.createDotnetVersion(),
+          quality
+        );
         const installedVersion = await dotnetInstaller.installDotnet();
         installedDotnetVersions.push(installedVersion);
       }