diff --git a/internal/ecosystem/yarn/yarn.go b/internal/ecosystem/yarn/yarn.go
index 8eb3f34..8000820 100644
--- a/internal/ecosystem/yarn/yarn.go
+++ b/internal/ecosystem/yarn/yarn.go
@@ -157,7 +157,11 @@ func parseYarnLock(data []byte) []yarnEntry {
 			continue
 		}
 		line := strings.TrimSpace(raw)
-		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "version ") || strings.HasPrefix(line, "version:") {
+		// First-wins: yarn (Classic and Berry) always emits the entry's own
+		// version as the first field, so any later match is a dependency
+		// literally named "version" inside a dependencies:/peerDependencies:
+		// block, not the entry version.
+		if (strings.HasPrefix(line, "version ") || strings.HasPrefix(line, "version:")) && cur.version == "" {
 			cur.version = unquote(trimField(line, "version"))
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ecosystem/yarn/yarn_test.go b/internal/ecosystem/yarn/yarn_test.go
index a826da6..ebb26a7 100644
--- a/internal/ecosystem/yarn/yarn_test.go
+++ b/internal/ecosystem/yarn/yarn_test.go
@@ -212,3 +212,66 @@ __metadata:
 		t.Errorf("lodash: %+v", out[0])
 	}
 }
+
+// TestScanLockfile_DependencyNamedVersion guards against a dependency
+// literally named "version" (a real npm package) inside a
+// dependencies:/peerDependencies: block overwriting the entry's own
+// version, which yarn always emits as the first field.
+func TestScanLockfile_DependencyNamedVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name string
+		body string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "classic",
+			body: `# yarn lockfile v1
+
+board2d@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/board2d/-/board2d-1.0.0.tgz"
+  integrity sha512-xyz
+  dependencies:
+    version "^0.1.0"
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "berry",
+			body: `# This file is generated by running "yarn install" inside your project.
+
+__metadata:
+  version: 6
+  cacheKey: 8
+
+"board2d@npm:^1.0.0":
+  version: 1.0.0
+  resolution: "board2d@npm:1.0.0"
+  dependencies:
+    version: "npm:^0.1.0"
+  checksum: 10/abc
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+`,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			dir := t.TempDir()
+			path := filepath.Join(dir, "yarn.lock")
+			if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(c.body), 0o644); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			var out []model.Record
+			s := &Scanner{MaxFileSize: 1 << 20, Emit: func(r model.Record) { out = append(out, r) }}
+			if err := s.ScanLockfile(path, model.Record{}); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if len(out) != 1 {
+				t.Fatalf("want 1 record, got %d", len(out))
+			}
+			if out[0].PackageName != "board2d" || out[0].Version != "1.0.0" {
+				t.Errorf("board2d: got name=%q version=%q, want name=%q version=%q",
+					out[0].PackageName, out[0].Version, "board2d", "1.0.0")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}