diff --git a/crates/distribution-types/src/installed.rs b/crates/distribution-types/src/installed.rs
index 2eb38253456..4cd4dd76e0c 100644
--- a/crates/distribution-types/src/installed.rs
+++ b/crates/distribution-types/src/installed.rs
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ impl InstalledDist {
                     return Ok(None);
                 }
             };
-            let metadata = match pypi_types::Metadata23::parse_pkg_info(&content) {
+            let metadata = match pypi_types::Metadata10::parse_pkg_info(&content) {
                 Ok(metadata) => metadata,
                 Err(err) => {
                     warn!("Failed to parse metadata for {path:?}: {err}");
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ impl InstalledDist {
 
             return Ok(Some(Self::LegacyEditable(InstalledLegacyEditable {
                 name: metadata.name,
-                version: metadata.version,
+                version: Version::from_str(&metadata.version)?,
                 egg_link: path.to_path_buf(),
                 target,
                 target_url: url,
diff --git a/crates/pypi-types/src/metadata.rs b/crates/pypi-types/src/metadata.rs
index 9696d5e82b3..a877bb3aa84 100644
--- a/crates/pypi-types/src/metadata.rs
+++ b/crates/pypi-types/src/metadata.rs
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ pub(crate) struct Project {
 #[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case")]
 pub struct Metadata10 {
     pub name: PackageName,
+    pub version: String,
 }
 
 impl Metadata10 {
@@ -296,7 +297,10 @@ impl Metadata10 {
                 .get_first_value("Name")
                 .ok_or(MetadataError::FieldNotFound("Name"))?,
         )?;
-        Ok(Self { name })
+        let version = headers
+            .get_first_value("Version")
+            .ok_or(MetadataError::FieldNotFound("Version"))?;
+        Ok(Self { name, version })
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/pip_freeze.rs b/crates/uv/tests/pip_freeze.rs
index d4640fed3bb..fa4cfd86a7a 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/pip_freeze.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/pip_freeze.rs
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ fn freeze_with_legacy_editable() -> Result<()> {
         .child("zstandard.egg-info")
         .child("PKG-INFO")
         .write_str(
-            "Metadata-Version: 2.2
+            "Metadata-Version: 2.1
 Name: zstandard
 Version: 0.22.0
 ",
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/pip_list.rs b/crates/uv/tests/pip_list.rs
index 88e5e86054c..c1f82d56ef9 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/pip_list.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/pip_list.rs
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ fn list_legacy_editable() -> Result<()> {
         .child("zstandard.egg-info")
         .child("PKG-INFO")
         .write_str(
-            "Metadata-Version: 2.2
+            "Metadata-Version: 2.1
 Name: zstandard
 Version: 0.22.0
 ",
@@ -626,3 +626,52 @@ Version: 0.22.0
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn list_legacy_editable_invalid_version() -> Result<()> {
+    let context = TestContext::new("3.12");
+
+    let site_packages = ChildPath::new(context.site_packages());
+
+    let target = context.temp_dir.child("paramiko_project");
+    target.child("paramiko.egg-info").create_dir_all()?;
+    target
+        .child("paramiko.egg-info")
+        .child("PKG-INFO")
+        .write_str(
+            "Metadata-Version: 1.0
+Name: paramiko
+Version: 0.1-bulbasaur
+",
+        )?;
+    site_packages
+        .child("paramiko.egg-link")
+        .write_str(target.path().to_str().unwrap())?;
+
+    let filters = context
+        .filters()
+        .into_iter()
+        .chain(vec![(r"\-\-\-\-\-\-+.*", "[UNDERLINE]"), ("  +", " ")])
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+    uv_snapshot!(filters, Command::new(get_bin())
+        .arg("pip")
+        .arg("list")
+        .arg("--editable")
+        .arg("--cache-dir")
+        .arg(context.cache_dir.path())
+        .env("VIRTUAL_ENV", context.venv.as_os_str())
+        .env("UV_NO_WRAP", "1")
+        .current_dir(&context.temp_dir), @r###"
+success: false
+exit_code: 2
+----- stdout -----
+
+----- stderr -----
+error: Failed to read metadata: from [SITE_PACKAGES]/paramiko.egg-link
+ Caused by: after parsing '0.1b0', found 'ulbasaur', which is not part of a valid version
+    "###
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/pip_uninstall.rs b/crates/uv/tests/pip_uninstall.rs
index d3ceca9fe42..87013c99576 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/pip_uninstall.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/pip_uninstall.rs
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ fn uninstall_legacy_editable() -> Result<()> {
         .child("zstandard.egg-info")
         .child("PKG-INFO")
         .write_str(
-            "Metadata-Version: 2.2
+            "Metadata-Version: 2.1
 Name: zstandard
 Version: 0.22.0
 ",