diff --git a/__tests__/distributors/liberica-installer.test.ts b/__tests__/distributors/liberica-installer.test.ts
index 2005f5343..2ce57c2c4 100644
--- a/__tests__/distributors/liberica-installer.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/distributors/liberica-installer.test.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import type {
 } from '../../src/distributions/liberica/models.js';
 import {HttpClient} from '@actions/http-client';
 import os from 'os';
+import path from 'path';
 
 import manifestData from '../data/liberica.json' with {type: 'json'};
 
@@ -253,35 +254,68 @@ describe('findPackageForDownload', () => {
     expect(result.version).toBe(expected);
   });
 
-  describe('compound build versions', () => {
+  describe.each([
+    [17, 20],
+    [25, 4]
+  ])('patch releases for Java %s.0.%s', (featureVersion, updateVersion) => {
+    const mainVersion = `${featureVersion}.0.${updateVersion}`;
+
     beforeEach(() => {
       distribution['getAvailableVersions'] = async () =>
-        ['1', '1.1', '1.2', '1.10'].map(build => ({
-          featureVersion: 25,
+        ['+1', '+10', '.1+1', '.1+2', '.1+10', '.2+1', '.10+1'].map(suffix => ({
+          featureVersion,
           interimVersion: 0,
-          updateVersion: 4,
-          buildVersion: 1,
-          version: `25.0.4+${build}`,
-          downloadUrl: `https://download.bell-sw.com/java/25.0.4+${build}/bellsoft-jdk25.0.4+${build}-macos-aarch64.tar.gz`
+          updateVersion,
+          buildVersion: Number(suffix.split('+')[1]),
+          version: `${mainVersion}${suffix}`,
+          downloadUrl: `https://download.bell-sw.com/java/${mainVersion}${suffix}/bellsoft-jdk${mainVersion}${suffix}-macos-aarch64.tar.gz`
         }));
     });
 
     it.each([
-      ['25.0.4+1.1', '25.0.4+1.1'],
-      ['25.0.4+1', '25.0.4+1'],
-      ['25.0.4', '25.0.4+1.10'],
-      ['25', '25.0.4+1.10']
-    ])('version is %s -> %s', async (input, expected) => {
+      [`${mainVersion}+1.1`, `${mainVersion}+1.1`, '.1+1'],
+      [`${mainVersion}+1.2`, `${mainVersion}+1.2`, '.1+2'],
+      [`${mainVersion}+1.10`, `${mainVersion}+1.10`, '.1+10'],
+      [`${mainVersion}+1`, `${mainVersion}+1`, '+1'],
+      [mainVersion, `${mainVersion}+10.1`, '.10+1'],
+      [`${featureVersion}`, `${mainVersion}+10.1`, '.10+1']
+    ])('version is %s -> %s', async (input, expected, suffix) => {
       const result = await distribution['findPackageForDownload'](input);
       expect(result).toEqual({
         version: expected,
-        url: `https://download.bell-sw.com/java/${expected}/bellsoft-jdk${expected}-macos-aarch64.tar.gz`
+        url: `https://download.bell-sw.com/java/${mainVersion}${suffix}/bellsoft-jdk${mainVersion}${suffix}-macos-aarch64.tar.gz`
       });
     });
 
+    it('sorts builds within the same patch numerically', async () => {
+      const versions = await distribution['getAvailableVersions']();
+      distribution['getAvailableVersions'] = async () =>
+        versions.filter(item => item.version.startsWith(`${mainVersion}.1+`));
+
+      const result = await distribution['findPackageForDownload'](mainVersion);
+      expect(result.version).toBe(`${mainVersion}+1.10`);
+    });
+
+    it('selects the newest build for a four-component patch-only request', async () => {
+      const patchDistribution = new LibericaDistributions({
+        version: `${mainVersion}.1`,
+        architecture: 'x64',
+        packageType: 'jdk',
+        checkLatest: false
+      });
+      patchDistribution['getAvailableVersions'] =
+        distribution['getAvailableVersions'];
+
+      await expect(
+        patchDistribution['findPackageForDownload'](
+          patchDistribution['version']
+        )
+      ).resolves.toMatchObject({version: `${mainVersion}+1.10`});
+    });
+
     it('does not substitute a different compound build', async () => {
       await expect(
-        distribution['findPackageForDownload']('25.0.4+1.3')
+        distribution['findPackageForDownload'](`${mainVersion}+1.3`)
       ).rejects.toThrow(/No matching version found for SemVer/);
     });
   });
@@ -293,6 +327,160 @@ describe('findPackageForDownload', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('patch request resolution from the constructor', () => {
+  const releases: LibericaVersion[] = ['17.0.20+10', '17.0.20.1+1'].map(
+    version => ({
+      featureVersion: 17,
+      interimVersion: 0,
+      updateVersion: 20,
+      buildVersion: Number(version.split('+')[1]),
+      version,
+      downloadUrl: `https://download.bell-sw.com/java/${version}/jdk.tar.gz`
+    })
+  );
+  let cacheRoot: string;
+  let previousToolcache: string | undefined;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    previousToolcache = process.env['RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE'];
+    cacheRoot = await fs.promises.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'liberica-'));
+    process.env['RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE'] = cacheRoot;
+    for (const version of ['17.0.20-10', '17.0.20-1.1']) {
+      const javaPath = path.join(
+        cacheRoot,
+        'Java_Liberica_jdk',
+        version,
+        'x64'
+      );
+      await fs.promises.mkdir(javaPath, {recursive: true});
+      await fs.promises.writeFile(`${javaPath}.complete`, '');
+    }
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    if (previousToolcache === undefined) {
+      delete process.env['RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE'];
+    } else {
+      process.env['RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE'] = previousToolcache;
+    }
+    await fs.promises.rm(cacheRoot, {recursive: true, force: true});
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    ['17', '17.0.20+1.1', '17.0.20.1+1'],
+    ['17.0.20', '17.0.20+1.1', '17.0.20.1+1'],
+    ['17.0.20+10', '17.0.20+10', '17.0.20+10'],
+    ['17.0.20+1.1', '17.0.20+1.1', '17.0.20.1+1'],
+    ['17.0.20.1', '17.0.20+1.1', '17.0.20.1+1'],
+    ['17.0.20.1+1', '17.0.20+1.1', '17.0.20.1+1'],
+    ['17.0.20.0', '17.0.20+10', '17.0.20+10']
+  ])(
+    'resolves %s consistently remotely and in cache',
+    async (input, expected, apiVersion) => {
+      const distribution = new LibericaDistributions({
+        version: input,
+        architecture: 'x64',
+        packageType: 'jdk',
+        checkLatest: false
+      });
+      distribution['getAvailableVersions'] = async () => releases;
+
+      await expect(
+        distribution['findPackageForDownload'](distribution['version'])
+      ).resolves.toEqual({
+        version: expected,
+        url: `https://download.bell-sw.com/java/${apiVersion}/jdk.tar.gz`
+      });
+      expect(distribution['findInToolcache']()).toEqual({
+        version: expected,
+        path: path.join(
+          cacheRoot,
+          'Java_Liberica_jdk',
+          expected.replace('+', '-'),
+          'x64'
+        )
+      });
+    }
+  );
+
+  it.each(['17.0.20.2', '17.0.20+1.2'])(
+    'does not substitute a different patch or exact build for %s',
+    async version => {
+      const distribution = new LibericaDistributions({
+        version,
+        architecture: 'x64',
+        packageType: 'jdk',
+        checkLatest: false
+      });
+      distribution['getAvailableVersions'] = async () => releases;
+
+      await expect(
+        distribution['findPackageForDownload'](distribution['version'])
+      ).rejects.toThrow(/No matching version found/);
+      expect(distribution['findInToolcache']()).toBeNull();
+    }
+  );
+
+  it('keeps patch-only and exact-build resolution cache identities distinct', () => {
+    const distribution = new LibericaDistributions({
+      version: '17.0.20.1',
+      architecture: 'x64',
+      packageType: 'jdk',
+      checkLatest: false
+    });
+    expect(distribution['version']).toBe('17.0.20.1');
+  });
+
+  it('orders main versions, patches, and builds consistently in cache', async () => {
+    for (const version of ['17.0.20-1.2', '17.0.20-1.10', '17.0.21-1']) {
+      const javaPath = path.join(
+        cacheRoot,
+        'Java_Liberica_jdk',
+        version,
+        'x64'
+      );
+      await fs.promises.mkdir(javaPath, {recursive: true});
+      await fs.promises.writeFile(`${javaPath}.complete`, '');
+    }
+
+    for (const [version, expected] of [
+      ['17', '17.0.21+1'],
+      ['17.0.20', '17.0.20+1.10'],
+      ['17.0.20.1', '17.0.20+1.10']
+    ]) {
+      const distribution = new LibericaDistributions({
+        version,
+        architecture: 'x64',
+        packageType: 'jdk',
+        checkLatest: false
+      });
+      expect(distribution['findInToolcache']()?.version).toBe(expected);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('preserves early-access handling for patch-only requests', async () => {
+    const javaPath = path.join(
+      cacheRoot,
+      'Java_Liberica_jdk',
+      '17.0.20-ea.1.2',
+      'x64'
+    );
+    await fs.promises.mkdir(javaPath, {recursive: true});
+    await fs.promises.writeFile(`${javaPath}.complete`, '');
+    const distribution = new LibericaDistributions({
+      version: '17.0.20.1-ea',
+      architecture: 'x64',
+      packageType: 'jdk',
+      checkLatest: false
+    });
+    expect(distribution['stable']).toBe(false);
+    expect(distribution['findInToolcache']()).toEqual({
+      version: '17.0.20+1.2',
+      path: javaPath
+    });
+  });
+});
+
 describe('getPlatformOption', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     // The linux row below is glibc, so pin the Alpine probe rather than
@@ -369,6 +557,36 @@ describe('convertVersionToSemver', () => {
       },
       '11.0.0+13'
     ],
+    [
+      {
+        version: '17.0.20.1+1',
+        featureVersion: 17,
+        interimVersion: 0,
+        updateVersion: 20,
+        buildVersion: 1
+      },
+      '17.0.20+1.1'
+    ],
+    [
+      {
+        version: '25.0.4.1+1',
+        featureVersion: 25,
+        interimVersion: 0,
+        updateVersion: 4,
+        buildVersion: 1
+      },
+      '25.0.4+1.1'
+    ],
+    [
+      {
+        version: '17.0.20.1+2',
+        featureVersion: 17,
+        interimVersion: 0,
+        updateVersion: 20,
+        buildVersion: 2
+      },
+      '17.0.20+1.2'
+    ],
     [
       {
         version: '25.0.4+1.1',
diff --git a/dist/setup/242.index.js b/dist/setup/242.index.js
index 1b0369a65..ccbf91db4 100644
--- a/dist/setup/242.index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/242.index.js
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ class JavaBase {
                         core/* info */.pq(`Java ${foundJava.version} was downloaded`);
                         if (javaRelease.floating) {
                             if (!semver_default().valid(foundJava.version) ||
-                                !(0,util/* isVersionSatisfies */.y)(this.version, foundJava.version)) {
+                                !this.isVersionSatisfied(this.version, foundJava.version)) {
                                 throw new Error(`The downloaded ${this.distribution} artifact reported Java ${foundJava.version}, which does not satisfy '${this.version}'.`);
                             }
                             javaRelease = { ...javaRelease, version: foundJava.version };
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ class JavaBase {
             return javaRelease;
         }
         if (!semver_default().valid(restored.release.version) ||
-            !(0,util/* isVersionSatisfies */.y)(this.version, restored.release.version)) {
+            !this.isVersionSatisfied(this.version, restored.release.version)) {
             core/* debug */.Yz(`Ignoring the cached concrete version '${restored.release.version}' for ${this.distribution} ${this.version}.`);
             return javaRelease;
         }
@@ -684,10 +684,10 @@ class JavaBase {
         })
             .filter(item => item.stable === this.stable);
         const satisfiedVersions = availableVersions
-            .filter(item => (0,util/* isVersionSatisfies */.y)(this.version, item.version))
+            .filter(item => this.isVersionSatisfied(this.version, item.version))
             .filter(item => item.path)
             .sort((a, b) => {
-            return -semver_default().compareBuild(a.version, b.version);
+            return -this.compareVersions(a.version, b.version);
         });
         if (!satisfiedVersions || satisfiedVersions.length === 0) {
             return null;
@@ -697,6 +697,12 @@ class JavaBase {
             path: satisfiedVersions[0].path
         };
     }
+    isVersionSatisfied(range, version) {
+        return (0,util/* isVersionSatisfies */.y)(range, version);
+    }
+    compareVersions(a, b) {
+        return semver_default().compareBuild(a, b);
+    }
     normalizeVersion(version) {
         let stable = true;
         const latest = false;
diff --git a/dist/setup/63.index.js b/dist/setup/63.index.js
index 3b8ac9758..44eb30a17 100644
--- a/dist/setup/63.index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/63.index.js
@@ -52,14 +52,46 @@ class LibericaDistributions extends _base_installer_js__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_
             version: this.convertVersionToSemver(item)
         }));
         const satisfiedVersion = availableVersions
-            .filter(item => (0,_util_js__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__/* .isVersionSatisfies */ .y)(range, item.version))
-            .sort((a, b) => -semver__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1___default().compareBuild(a.version, b.version))[0];
+            .filter(item => this.isVersionSatisfied(range, item.version))
+            .sort((a, b) => -this.compareVersions(a.version, b.version))[0];
         if (!satisfiedVersion) {
             const availableVersionStrings = availableVersions.map(item => item.version);
             throw this.createVersionNotFoundError(range, availableVersionStrings);
         }
         return satisfiedVersion;
     }
+    normalizeVersion(version) {
+        const normalized = super.normalizeVersion(version);
+        if (/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+(?:-ea)?$/.test(version)) {
+            // Keep patch-only requests distinct from exact SDKMAN build requests.
+            normalized.version = version.replace(/-ea$/, '');
+        }
+        return normalized;
+    }
+    isVersionSatisfied(range, version) {
+        const patchRequest = range.match(/^(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)\.(\d+)$/);
+        if (patchRequest) {
+            const candidate = semver__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1___default().parse(version);
+            if (!candidate || !semver__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1___default().eq(patchRequest[1], candidate)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            const patch = candidate.build.length > 1 ? candidate.build[0] : '0';
+            return patch === patchRequest[2];
+        }
+        return super.isVersionSatisfied(range, version);
+    }
+    compareVersions(a, b) {
+        const mainComparison = semver__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1___default().compare(a, b);
+        if (mainComparison !== 0) {
+            return mainComparison;
+        }
+        // SDKMAN encodes patch.build, but unpatched releases contain only build.
+        const patchAndBuild = (version) => {
+            const build = new (semver__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1___default().SemVer)(version).build;
+            return (build.length > 1 ? build : ['0', ...build]).join('.');
+        };
+        return semver__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1___default().compareBuild(`0.0.0+${patchAndBuild(a)}`, `0.0.0+${patchAndBuild(b)}`);
+    }
     async getAvailableVersions() {
         if (_actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_3__/* .isDebug */ ._o()) {
             console.time('Retrieving available versions for Liberica took'); // eslint-disable-line no-console
@@ -131,6 +163,10 @@ class LibericaDistributions extends _base_installer_js__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_
         const { featureVersion, interimVersion, updateVersion } = version;
         const buildVersion = version.version.split('+')[1] || version.buildVersion;
         const mainVersion = [featureVersion, interimVersion, updateVersion].join('.');
+        const patchVersion = version.version.split('+')[0].split('.')[3];
+        if (patchVersion) {
+            return `${mainVersion}+${patchVersion}.${buildVersion}`;
+        }
         if (buildVersion != 0) {
             return `${mainVersion}+${buildVersion}`;
         }
diff --git a/docs/advanced-usage.md b/docs/advanced-usage.md
index dedca4ed4..8e1a61507 100644
--- a/docs/advanced-usage.md
+++ b/docs/advanced-usage.md
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ steps:
 
 ### Liberica
 
+Exact patch releases use SDKMAN's `X.Y.Z+P.B` notation, including in `.sdkmanrc`.
+For example, `java=17.0.20+1.1-librca` selects BellSoft's `17.0.20.1+1` release.
+Alternatively, `java-version: '17.0.20.1'` selects the newest build of patch 1,
+whereas `java-version: '17.0.20+1'` selects the exact unpatched build 1.
+Floating versions such as `17` prefer newer patches before comparing build numbers.
+
 ```yaml
 steps:
   - uses: actions/checkout@v7
diff --git a/src/distributions/base-installer.ts b/src/distributions/base-installer.ts
index 32c7455c1..42f4b7de9 100644
--- a/src/distributions/base-installer.ts
+++ b/src/distributions/base-installer.ts
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ export abstract class JavaBase {
             if (javaRelease.floating) {
               if (
                 !semver.valid(foundJava.version) ||
-                !isVersionSatisfies(this.version, foundJava.version)
+                !this.isVersionSatisfied(this.version, foundJava.version)
               ) {
                 throw new Error(
                   `The downloaded ${this.distribution} artifact reported Java ${foundJava.version}, which does not satisfy '${this.version}'.`
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ export abstract class JavaBase {
     }
     if (
       !semver.valid(restored.release.version) ||
-      !isVersionSatisfies(this.version, restored.release.version)
+      !this.isVersionSatisfied(this.version, restored.release.version)
     ) {
       core.debug(
         `Ignoring the cached concrete version '${restored.release.version}' for ${this.distribution} ${this.version}.`
@@ -622,10 +622,10 @@ export abstract class JavaBase {
       .filter(item => item.stable === this.stable);
 
     const satisfiedVersions = availableVersions
-      .filter(item => isVersionSatisfies(this.version, item.version))
+      .filter(item => this.isVersionSatisfied(this.version, item.version))
       .filter(item => item.path)
       .sort((a, b) => {
-        return -semver.compareBuild(a.version, b.version);
+        return -this.compareVersions(a.version, b.version);
       });
     if (!satisfiedVersions || satisfiedVersions.length === 0) {
       return null;
@@ -637,6 +637,14 @@ export abstract class JavaBase {
     };
   }
 
+  protected isVersionSatisfied(range: string, version: string): boolean {
+    return isVersionSatisfies(range, version);
+  }
+
+  protected compareVersions(a: string, b: string): number {
+    return semver.compareBuild(a, b);
+  }
+
   protected normalizeVersion(version: string) {
     let stable = true;
     const latest = false;
diff --git a/src/distributions/liberica/installer.ts b/src/distributions/liberica/installer.ts
index b4320d66a..41737cea3 100644
--- a/src/distributions/liberica/installer.ts
+++ b/src/distributions/liberica/installer.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import {
   cacheJdkDir,
   extractJdkFile,
   getDownloadArchiveExtension,
-  isVersionSatisfies,
   renameWinArchive
 } from '../../util.js';
 import * as core from '@actions/core';
@@ -66,8 +65,8 @@ export class LibericaDistributions extends JavaBase {
     }));
 
     const satisfiedVersion = availableVersions
-      .filter(item => isVersionSatisfies(range, item.version))
-      .sort((a, b) => -semver.compareBuild(a.version, b.version))[0];
+      .filter(item => this.isVersionSatisfied(range, item.version))
+      .sort((a, b) => -this.compareVersions(a.version, b.version))[0];
 
     if (!satisfiedVersion) {
       const availableVersionStrings = availableVersions.map(
@@ -79,6 +78,45 @@ export class LibericaDistributions extends JavaBase {
     return satisfiedVersion;
   }
 
+  protected normalizeVersion(version: string) {
+    const normalized = super.normalizeVersion(version);
+    if (/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+(?:-ea)?$/.test(version)) {
+      // Keep patch-only requests distinct from exact SDKMAN build requests.
+      normalized.version = version.replace(/-ea$/, '');
+    }
+    return normalized;
+  }
+
+  protected isVersionSatisfied(range: string, version: string): boolean {
+    const patchRequest = range.match(/^(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)\.(\d+)$/);
+    if (patchRequest) {
+      const candidate = semver.parse(version);
+      if (!candidate || !semver.eq(patchRequest[1], candidate)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      const patch = candidate.build.length > 1 ? candidate.build[0] : '0';
+      return patch === patchRequest[2];
+    }
+    return super.isVersionSatisfied(range, version);
+  }
+
+  protected compareVersions(a: string, b: string): number {
+    const mainComparison = semver.compare(a, b);
+    if (mainComparison !== 0) {
+      return mainComparison;
+    }
+
+    // SDKMAN encodes patch.build, but unpatched releases contain only build.
+    const patchAndBuild = (version: string): string => {
+      const build = new semver.SemVer(version).build;
+      return (build.length > 1 ? build : ['0', ...build]).join('.');
+    };
+    return semver.compareBuild(
+      `0.0.0+${patchAndBuild(a)}`,
+      `0.0.0+${patchAndBuild(b)}`
+    );
+  }
+
   private async getAvailableVersions(): Promise<LibericaVersion[]> {
     if (core.isDebug()) {
       console.time('Retrieving available versions for Liberica took'); // eslint-disable-line no-console
@@ -171,6 +209,10 @@ export class LibericaDistributions extends JavaBase {
     const mainVersion = [featureVersion, interimVersion, updateVersion].join(
       '.'
     );
+    const patchVersion = version.version.split('+')[0].split('.')[3];
+    if (patchVersion) {
+      return `${mainVersion}+${patchVersion}.${buildVersion}`;
+    }
     if (buildVersion != 0) {
       return `${mainVersion}+${buildVersion}`;
     }