diff --git a/node_modules/@softarc/native-federation-runtime/fesm2022/softarc-native-federation-runtime.mjs b/node_modules/@softarc/native-federation-runtime/fesm2022/softarc-native-federation-runtime.mjs
index 3785c8a..d8b1093 100644
--- a/node_modules/@softarc/native-federation-runtime/fesm2022/softarc-native-federation-runtime.mjs
+++ b/node_modules/@softarc/native-federation-runtime/fesm2022/softarc-native-federation-runtime.mjs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { satisfies } from 'semver';
+
 function mergeImportMaps(map1, map2) {
     return {
         imports: { ...map1.imports, ...map2.imports },
@@ -13,12 +15,26 @@ global[nfNamespace] ??= {
     baseUrlToRemoteNames: new Map(),
 };
 const globalCache = global[nfNamespace];
+const packageKeySeparator = '|';
 
 const externals = globalCache.externals;
 function getExternalKey(shared) {
-    return `${shared.packageName}@${shared.version}`;
+    return `${shared.packageName}${packageKeySeparator}${shared.version}`;
 }
 function getExternalUrl(shared) {
+    if (!shared.strictVersion) {
+      // retrieve all packages with the same package name and the resoluted required version
+      const packages = Array.from(externals.keys()).filter((k) => {
+        const p = k.split(packageKeySeparator);
+        const packageName = p[0];
+        const version = p[1];
+        return packageName === shared.packageName && satisfies(version, shared.requiredVersion);
+      });
+      if (packages.length) {
+        return externals.get(packages[0]);
+      }
+    }
+
     const packageKey = getExternalKey(shared);
     return externals.get(packageKey);
 }