diff --git a/package_manager/src/ProjectInfo.php b/package_manager/src/ProjectInfo.php
index ef3b78301b6149988f8bf84386605381d690fc32..a12369f23a86eb9098152858bf9126cd2b469237 100644
--- a/package_manager/src/ProjectInfo.php
+++ b/package_manager/src/ProjectInfo.php
@@ -108,18 +108,10 @@ final class ProjectInfo {
     }
     $installed_version = $this->getInstalledVersion();
 
-    if ($installed_version) {
-      // If the project is installed, and we're already up-to-date, there's
-      // nothing else we need to do.
-      if ($project['status'] === UpdateManagerInterface::CURRENT) {
-        return [];
-      }
-
-      if (empty($available_updates['releases'])) {
-        // If project is installed but not current we should always have at
-        // least one release.
-        throw new \RuntimeException('There was a problem getting update information. Try again later.');
-      }
+    if ($installed_version && empty($available_updates['releases'])) {
+      // If project is installed but not current we should always have at
+      // least one release.
+      throw new \RuntimeException('There was a problem getting update information. Try again later.');
     }
 
     $support_branches = explode(',', $available_updates['supported_branches']);
diff --git a/package_manager/tests/fixtures/release-history/drupal.9.8.0-alpha1.xml b/package_manager/tests/fixtures/release-history/drupal.9.8.0-alpha1.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1fbd15b275f521b096e7a6eaa57b3640aa2b2bb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package_manager/tests/fixtures/release-history/drupal.9.8.0-alpha1.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+Contains metadata about the following (fake) releases of Drupal core, all of which are secure, in order:
+* 9.8.0-alpha1
+* 9.7.1
+* 9.7.0
+-->
+<project xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
+    <title>Drupal</title>
+    <short_name>drupal</short_name>
+    <dc:creator>Drupal</dc:creator>
+    <supported_branches>9.7.,9.8.</supported_branches>
+    <project_status>published</project_status>
+    <link>http://example.com/project/drupal</link>
+    <terms>
+        <term>
+            <name>Projects</name>
+            <value>Drupal project</value>
+        </term>
+    </terms>
+    <releases>
+        <release>
+            <name>Drupal 9.8.0-alpha1</name>
+            <version>9.8.0-alpha1</version>
+            <status>published</status>
+            <release_link>http://example.com/drupal-9-8-0-alpha1-release</release_link>
+            <download_link>http://example.com/drupal-9-8-0-alpha1.tar.gz</download_link>
+            <date>1250424521</date>
+            <terms>
+                <term>
+                    <name>Release type</name>
+                    <value>New features</value>
+                </term>
+                <term>
+                    <name>Release type</name>
+                    <value>Bug fixes</value>
+                </term>
+            </terms>
+        </release>
+        <release>
+            <name>Drupal 9.7.1</name>
+            <version>9.7.1</version>
+            <status>published</status>
+            <release_link>http://example.com/drupal-9-7-1-release</release_link>
+            <download_link>http://example.com/drupal-9-7-1.tar.gz</download_link>
+            <date>1250425521</date>
+            <terms>
+                <term>
+                    <name>Release type</name>
+                    <value>New features</value>
+                </term>
+                <term>
+                    <name>Release type</name>
+                    <value>Bug fixes</value>
+                </term>
+            </terms>
+        </release>
+        <release>
+            <name>Drupal 9.7.0</name>
+            <version>9.7.0</version>
+            <status>published</status>
+            <release_link>http://example.com/drupal-9-7-0-release</release_link>
+            <download_link>http://example.com/drupal-9-7-0.tar.gz</download_link>
+            <date>1250424521</date>
+            <terms>
+                <term>
+                    <name>Release type</name>
+                    <value>New features</value>
+                </term>
+                <term>
+                    <name>Release type</name>
+                    <value>Bug fixes</value>
+                </term>
+            </terms>
+        </release>
+    </releases>
+</project>
diff --git a/package_manager/tests/src/Kernel/ProjectInfoTest.php b/package_manager/tests/src/Kernel/ProjectInfoTest.php
index 2a459cc8bb5bbbf82a04d24b3a1e3c5b2bbbdb07..97dfe1b0ca47b6261f2c304ec1744df283811f59 100644
--- a/package_manager/tests/src/Kernel/ProjectInfoTest.php
+++ b/package_manager/tests/src/Kernel/ProjectInfoTest.php
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ class ProjectInfoTest extends PackageManagerKernelTestBase {
         '9.8.2',
         [],
       ],
+      'core, on supported branch, pre-release in next minor' => [
+        'drupal.9.8.0-alpha1.xml',
+        '9.7.1',
+        ['9.8.0-alpha1'],
+      ],
       'core, on unsupported branch, updates in multiple supported branches' => [
         'drupal.9.8.2.xml',
         '9.6.0-alpha1',