diff --git a/export_test.go b/export_test.go
index f6db7f14..bf220dba 100644
--- a/export_test.go
+++ b/export_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,3 @@ package vervet
 // TimeNow is a patchable func pointer to obtain time.Now in the
 // version.go file, used for mocking time in tests.
 var TimeNow = &timeNow
-
-func (vi *VersionIndex) ResolveForBuild(v Version) (Version, error) {
-	return vi.resolveForBuild(v)
-}
diff --git a/resource.go b/resource.go
index 437076c6..25bf5ac2 100644
--- a/resource.go
+++ b/resource.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (rv *ResourceVersions) At(vs string) (*ResourceVersion, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid version %q: %w", vs, err)
 	}
-	resolvedVersion, err := rv.index.resolveForBuild(v)
+	resolvedVersion, err := rv.index.ResolveForBuild(v)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index f9354f26..2a7a8142 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -336,13 +336,13 @@ func (vi *VersionIndex) resolveIndex(query time.Time) (int, error) {
 	return lower, nil
 }
 
-// resolveForBuild returns the most stable version effective on the query
+// ResolveForBuild returns the most stable version effective on the query
 // version date with respect to the given version stability. Returns
 // ErrNoMatchingVersion if no version matches.
 //
-// Use resolveForBuild when resolving version deprecation and effective releases
+// Use ResolveForBuild when resolving version deprecation and effective releases
 // _within a single resource_ during the "compilation" or "collation" process.
-func (vi *VersionIndex) resolveForBuild(query Version) (Version, error) {
+func (vi *VersionIndex) ResolveForBuild(query Version) (Version, error) {
 	i, err := vi.resolveIndex(query.Date)
 	if err != nil {
 		return Version{}, err
diff --git a/versionware/handler.go b/versionware/handler.go
index 84006f06..d747276c 100644
--- a/versionware/handler.go
+++ b/versionware/handler.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (h *Handler) HandleErrors(errFunc VersionErrorHandler) {
 // Resolve returns the resolved version and its associated http.Handler for the
 // requested version.
 func (h *Handler) Resolve(requested vervet.Version) (*vervet.Version, http.Handler, error) {
-	resolvedVersion, err := h.index.Resolve(requested)
+	resolvedVersion, err := h.index.ResolveForBuild(requested)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/versionware/handler_test.go b/versionware/handler_test.go
index 5c0ac15a..742285fa 100644
--- a/versionware/handler_test.go
+++ b/versionware/handler_test.go
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ func ExampleHandler() {
 func TestHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	c := qt.New(t)
 	h := versionware.NewHandler([]versionware.VersionHandler{{
+		Version: vervet.MustParseVersion("2021-08-01~beta"),
+		Handler: http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			_, err := w.Write([]byte("aug beta"))
+			c.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
+		}),
+	}, {
 		Version: vervet.MustParseVersion("2021-10-01"),
 		Handler: http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			_, err := w.Write([]byte("oct"))
@@ -95,6 +101,12 @@ func TestHandler(t *testing.T) {
 		"2021-11-05", "2021-11-01", "nov", 200,
 	}, {
 		"2023-02-05", "2021-11-01", "nov", 200,
+	}, {
+		"2021-08-01", "", "Not Found\n", 404,
+	}, {
+		"2021-08-01~beta", "2021-08-01~beta", "aug beta", 200,
+	}, {
+		"2021-09-01~beta", "2021-09-01", "sept", 200,
 	}}
 	for i, test := range tests {
 		c.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%d requested %s resolved %s", i, test.requested, test.resolved), func(c *qt.C) {