diff --git a/changelog.d/1377.bugfix.md b/changelog.d/1377.bugfix.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2bb1a6f091
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/1377.bugfix.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Install specified version of `--preinstall` dependency instead of latest version
diff --git a/src/pipx/commands/install.py b/src/pipx/commands/install.py
index dca5144289..99c1a90092 100644
--- a/src/pipx/commands/install.py
+++ b/src/pipx/commands/install.py
@@ -91,8 +91,7 @@ def install(
             override_shared = package_name == "pip"
             venv.create_venv(venv_args, pip_args, override_shared)
             for dep in preinstall_packages or []:
-                dep_name = package_name_from_spec(dep, python, pip_args=pip_args, verbose=verbose)
-                venv.upgrade_package_no_metadata(dep_name, [])
+                venv.upgrade_package_no_metadata(dep, [])
             venv.install_package(
                 package_name=package_name,
                 package_or_url=package_spec,
diff --git a/tests/test_install.py b/tests/test_install.py
index f862400069..21ad5b9850 100644
--- a/tests/test_install.py
+++ b/tests/test_install.py
@@ -344,6 +344,11 @@ def test_preinstall_multiple(pipx_temp_env, caplog):
     assert "colorama" in caplog.text
 
 
+def test_preinstall_specific_version(pipx_temp_env, caplog):
+    assert not run_pipx_cli(["install", "--preinstall", "black==22.8.0", "nox"])
+    assert "black==22.8.0" in caplog.text
+
+
 @pytest.mark.xfail
 def test_do_not_wait_for_input(pipx_temp_env, pipx_session_shared_dir, monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setenv("PIP_INDEX_URL", "http://127.0.0.1:8080/simple")