diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/classifier_cataloger_test.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/classifier_cataloger_test.go
index dcb84d898..2c847837a 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/classifier_cataloger_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/classifier_cataloger_test.go
@@ -1589,6 +1589,39 @@ func Test_Cataloger_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			logicalFixture: "istio_pilot-discovery/1.29.0-alpha.0/linux-amd64",
+			expected: pkg.Package{
+				Name:      "pilot-discovery",
+				Version:   "1.29.0-alpha.0",
+				Type:      "binary",
+				PURL:      "pkg:generic/istio@1.29.0-alpha.0",
+				Locations: locations("pilot-discovery"),
+				Metadata:  metadata("istio-binary"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			logicalFixture: "istio_pilot-discovery/1.29.0-beta.0/linux-amd64",
+			expected: pkg.Package{
+				Name:      "pilot-discovery",
+				Version:   "1.29.0-beta.0",
+				Type:      "binary",
+				PURL:      "pkg:generic/istio@1.29.0-beta.0",
+				Locations: locations("pilot-discovery"),
+				Metadata:  metadata("istio-binary"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			logicalFixture: "istio_pilot-discovery/1.29.0-rc.3/linux-amd64",
+			expected: pkg.Package{
+				Name:      "pilot-discovery",
+				Version:   "1.29.0-rc.3",
+				Type:      "binary",
+				PURL:      "pkg:generic/istio@1.29.0-rc.3",
+				Locations: locations("pilot-discovery"),
+				Metadata:  metadata("istio-binary"),
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			logicalFixture: "istio_pilot-discovery/1.26.8/linux-amd64",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
@@ -1600,6 +1633,17 @@ func Test_Cataloger_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 				Metadata:  metadata("istio-binary"),
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			logicalFixture: "istio_pilot-discovery/1.10-dev/linux-amd64",
+			expected: pkg.Package{
+				Name:      "pilot-discovery",
+				Version:   "1.10-dev",
+				Type:      "binary",
+				PURL:      "pkg:generic/istio@1.10-dev",
+				Locations: locations("pilot-discovery"),
+				Metadata:  metadata("istio-binary"),
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			logicalFixture: "istio_pilot-discovery/1.8.0/linux-amd64",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
@@ -1633,6 +1677,39 @@ func Test_Cataloger_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 				Metadata:  metadata("istio-binary"),
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			logicalFixture: "istio_pilot-agent/1.29.0-alpha.0/linux-amd64",
+			expected: pkg.Package{
+				Name:      "pilot-agent",
+				Version:   "1.29.0-alpha.0",
+				Type:      "binary",
+				PURL:      "pkg:generic/istio@1.29.0-alpha.0",
+				Locations: locations("pilot-agent"),
+				Metadata:  metadata("istio-binary"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			logicalFixture: "istio_pilot-agent/1.29.0-beta.0/linux-amd64",
+			expected: pkg.Package{
+				Name:      "pilot-agent",
+				Version:   "1.29.0-beta.0",
+				Type:      "binary",
+				PURL:      "pkg:generic/istio@1.29.0-beta.0",
+				Locations: locations("pilot-agent"),
+				Metadata:  metadata("istio-binary"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			logicalFixture: "istio_pilot-agent/1.29.0-rc.3/linux-amd64",
+			expected: pkg.Package{
+				Name:      "pilot-agent",
+				Version:   "1.29.0-rc.3",
+				Type:      "binary",
+				PURL:      "pkg:generic/istio@1.29.0-rc.3",
+				Locations: locations("pilot-agent"),
+				Metadata:  metadata("istio-binary"),
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			logicalFixture: "istio_pilot-agent/1.26.8/linux-amd64",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
@@ -1644,6 +1721,17 @@ func Test_Cataloger_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 				Metadata:  metadata("istio-binary"),
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			logicalFixture: "istio_pilot-agent/1.10-dev/linux-amd64",
+			expected: pkg.Package{
+				Name:      "pilot-agent",
+				Version:   "1.10-dev",
+				Type:      "binary",
+				PURL:      "pkg:generic/istio@1.10-dev",
+				Locations: locations("pilot-agent"),
+				Metadata:  metadata("istio-binary"),
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			logicalFixture: "istio_pilot-agent/1.8.0/linux-amd64",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/classifiers.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/classifiers.go
index bd115b5e8..e9692b3cb 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/classifiers.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/classifiers.go
@@ -718,11 +718,13 @@ func DefaultClassifiers() []binutils.Classifier {
 			EvidenceMatcher: binutils.MatchAny(
 				// [NUL]1.26.8[NUL][NUL]1.26.8[NUL]
 				// [NUL]1.3.7[NUL][NUL][NUL]1.3.8[NUL]
-				m.FileContentsVersionMatcher(`[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\x00+(?P<version>[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\x00+`),
+				m.FileContentsVersionMatcher(`[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\x00+(?P<version>[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(-alpha\.[0-9]+|-beta\.[0-9]+|-rc\.[0-9]+|-dev)?)\x00+`),
 				// Clean[NUL][NUL][NUL]1.8.0[NUL]
-				m.FileContentsVersionMatcher(`Clean\x00+(?P<version>[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\x00+`),
+				m.FileContentsVersionMatcher(`Clean\x00+(?P<version>[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(-alpha\.[0-9]+|-beta\.[0-9]+|-rc\.[0-9]+|-dev)?)\x00+`),
+				// Modified[NUL][NUL][NUL][NUL][NUL][NUL][NUL][NUL]1.10-dev[NUL][NUL][NUL]
+				m.FileContentsVersionMatcher(`Modified\x00+(?P<version>[0-9]+\.[0-9]+-dev)\x00+`),
 				// 1.1.17[NUL]...S=v<y5
-				m.FileContentsVersionMatcher(`(?s)(?P<version>[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\x00+.{1,100}S?=v<y5`),
+				m.FileContentsVersionMatcher(`(?s)(?P<version>[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(-alpha\.[0-9]+|-beta\.[0-9]+|-rc\.[0-9]+|-dev)?)\x00+.{1,100}S?=v<y5`),
 			),
 			Package: "pilot-discovery",
 			PURL:    mustPURL("pkg:generic/istio@version"),
@@ -733,11 +735,13 @@ func DefaultClassifiers() []binutils.Classifier {
 			FileGlob: "**/pilot-agent",
 			EvidenceMatcher: binutils.MatchAny(
 				// [NUL]1.26.8[NUL][NUL]1.26.8[NUL]
-				m.FileContentsVersionMatcher(`[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\x00+(?P<version>[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\x00+`),
+				m.FileContentsVersionMatcher(`[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\x00+(?P<version>[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(-alpha\.[0-9]+|-beta\.[0-9]+|-rc\.[0-9]+|-dev)?)\x00+`),
 				// Clean[NUL][NUL][NUL]1.8.0[NUL]
-				m.FileContentsVersionMatcher(`Clean\x00+(?P<version>[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\x00+`),
+				m.FileContentsVersionMatcher(`Clean\x00+(?P<version>[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(-alpha\.[0-9]+|-beta\.[0-9]+|-rc\.[0-9]+|-dev)?)\x00+`),
+				// Modified[NUL][NUL][NUL][NUL][NUL][NUL][NUL][NUL]1.10-dev[NUL][NUL][NUL]
+				m.FileContentsVersionMatcher(`Modified\x00+(?P<version>[0-9]+\.[0-9]+-dev)\x00+`),
 				// 1.1.17[NUL]...S=v<y5
-				m.FileContentsVersionMatcher(`(?s)(?P<version>[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\x00+.{1,100}S?=v<y5`),
+				m.FileContentsVersionMatcher(`(?s)(?P<version>[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(-alpha\.[0-9]+|-beta\.[0-9]+|-rc\.[0-9]+|-dev)?)\x00+.{1,100}S?=v<y5`),
 			),
 			Package: "pilot-agent",
 			PURL:    mustPURL("pkg:generic/istio@version"),
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/testdata/classifiers/snippets/istio_pilot-agent/1.10-dev/linux-amd64/pilot-agent b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/testdata/classifiers/snippets/istio_pilot-agent/1.10-dev/linux-amd64/pilot-agent
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b7cb9d2e
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diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/testdata/classifiers/snippets/istio_pilot-agent/1.29.0-alpha.0/linux-amd64/pilot-agent b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/testdata/classifiers/snippets/istio_pilot-agent/1.29.0-alpha.0/linux-amd64/pilot-agent
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f99098386
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diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/testdata/classifiers/snippets/istio_pilot-agent/1.29.0-beta.0/linux-amd64/pilot-agent b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/testdata/classifiers/snippets/istio_pilot-agent/1.29.0-beta.0/linux-amd64/pilot-agent
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/testdata/classifiers/snippets/istio_pilot-agent/1.29.0-rc.3/linux-amd64/pilot-agent b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/testdata/classifiers/snippets/istio_pilot-agent/1.29.0-rc.3/linux-amd64/pilot-agent
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17c5a9235
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diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/testdata/classifiers/snippets/istio_pilot-discovery/1.10-dev/linux-amd64/pilot-discovery b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/testdata/classifiers/snippets/istio_pilot-discovery/1.10-dev/linux-amd64/pilot-discovery
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1345a273
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diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/testdata/classifiers/snippets/istio_pilot-discovery/1.29.0-alpha.0/linux-amd64/pilot-discovery b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/testdata/classifiers/snippets/istio_pilot-discovery/1.29.0-alpha.0/linux-amd64/pilot-discovery
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..47cfa4aed
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diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/testdata/classifiers/snippets/istio_pilot-discovery/1.29.0-beta.0/linux-amd64/pilot-discovery b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/testdata/classifiers/snippets/istio_pilot-discovery/1.29.0-beta.0/linux-amd64/pilot-discovery
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e13e1245
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diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/testdata/classifiers/snippets/istio_pilot-discovery/1.29.0-rc.3/linux-amd64/pilot-discovery b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/testdata/classifiers/snippets/istio_pilot-discovery/1.29.0-rc.3/linux-amd64/pilot-discovery
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4307e39d7
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diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/testdata/config.yaml b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/testdata/config.yaml
index eb69ede10..54dfaca3d 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/testdata/config.yaml
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/testdata/config.yaml
@@ -907,6 +907,30 @@ from-images:
     paths:
       - /usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/opencv_contrib_python.libs/libavcodec-9aae324f.so.59.37.100
 
+  - name: istio_pilot-discovery
+    version: 1.29.0-alpha.0
+    images:
+      - ref: istio/pilot:1.29.0-alpha.0@sha256:9ef461d06e22cdfd874043b42292406a3988b50d4ee83ebcd028da85f02f4cf4
+        platform: linux/amd64
+    paths:
+      - /usr/local/bin/pilot-discovery
+
+  - name: istio_pilot-discovery
+    version: 1.29.0-beta.0
+    images:
+      - ref: istio/pilot:1.29.0-beta.0@sha256:d8d347ef47eebff948542243c23c1682c55c20ff0c122a30db5bcfbd8f7b36dd
+        platform: linux/amd64
+    paths:
+      - /usr/local/bin/pilot-discovery
+
+  - name: istio_pilot-discovery
+    version: 1.29.0-rc.3
+    images:
+      - ref: istio/pilot:1.29.0-rc.3@sha256:b5f60ecfe3fb34239169b46e01d2b1126f79b3f6da65734bdd3c63cf62042ad2
+        platform: linux/amd64
+    paths:
+      - /usr/local/bin/pilot-discovery
+
   - name: istio_pilot-discovery
     version: 1.26.8
     images:
@@ -915,6 +939,14 @@ from-images:
     paths:
       - /usr/local/bin/pilot-discovery
 
+  - name: istio_pilot-discovery
+    version: 1.10-dev
+    images:
+      - ref: istio/pilot:377977f494e3a37d4c77818a77fe677a4e3eb1a5@sha256:c4466fe97d981d31e84a367f1a1df1f7f976b45b96a73483ba04725414aa96e9
+        platform: linux/amd64
+    paths:
+      - /usr/local/bin/pilot-discovery
+
   - name: istio_pilot-discovery
     version: 1.8.0
     images:
@@ -939,6 +971,30 @@ from-images:
     paths:
       - /usr/local/bin/pilot-discovery
 
+  - name: istio_pilot-agent
+    version: 1.29.0-alpha.0
+    images:
+      - ref: istio/proxyv2:1.29.0-alpha.0@sha256:ed845d471e9e85d60ae26f14f166bb09eaef01ed0fede850e688ca18fa304873
+        platform: linux/amd64
+    paths:
+      - /usr/local/bin/pilot-agent
+
+  - name: istio_pilot-agent
+    version: 1.29.0-beta.0
+    images:
+      - ref: istio/proxyv2:1.29.0-beta.0@sha256:a5b9427e7de50149911ce0181c058ee2476999482bd02de5cab52d8456bc6b4d
+        platform: linux/amd64
+    paths:
+      - /usr/local/bin/pilot-agent
+
+  - name: istio_pilot-agent
+    version: 1.29.0-rc.3
+    images:
+      - ref: istio/proxyv2:1.29.0-rc.3@sha256:c91bfb91cd4da0c6877b7e675c7b190eca9747bd4e3e1b4f9b3ba3a4246df744
+        platform: linux/amd64
+    paths:
+      - /usr/local/bin/pilot-agent
+
   - name: istio_pilot-agent
     version: 1.26.8
     images:
@@ -947,6 +1003,14 @@ from-images:
     paths:
       - /usr/local/bin/pilot-agent
 
+  - name: istio_pilot-agent
+    version: 1.10-dev
+    images:
+      - ref: istio/proxyv2:377977f494e3a37d4c77818a77fe677a4e3eb1a5@sha256:336fd56493fb69a260483adc6a77d773e8c2cba42ac116bfd52d56c16d91f92b
+        platform: linux/amd64
+    paths:
+      - /usr/local/bin/pilot-agent
+
   - name: istio_pilot-agent
     version: 1.8.0
     images: