diff --git a/app/adapters/crate.js b/app/adapters/crate.js
index 9328d6cc674..544514604bf 100644
--- a/app/adapters/crate.js
+++ b/app/adapters/crate.js
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@ const BULK_REQUEST_GROUP_SIZE = 10;
 export default class CrateAdapter extends ApplicationAdapter {
   coalesceFindRequests = true;
 
+  findRecord(store, type, id, snapshot) {
+    let { include } = snapshot;
+    // This ensures `crate.versions` are always fetched from another request.
+    if (include === undefined) {
+      snapshot.include = 'keywords,categories,downloads';
+    }
+    return super.findRecord(store, type, id, snapshot);
+  }
+
   groupRecordsForFindMany(store, snapshots) {
     let result = [];
     for (let i = 0; i < snapshots.length; i += BULK_REQUEST_GROUP_SIZE) {
diff --git a/e2e/acceptance/crate-dependencies.spec.ts b/e2e/acceptance/crate-dependencies.spec.ts
index aa126869b8f..451412c9e91 100644
--- a/e2e/acceptance/crate-dependencies.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/acceptance/crate-dependencies.spec.ts
@@ -76,16 +76,17 @@ test.describe('Acceptance | crate dependencies page', { tag: '@acceptance' }, ()
     });
 
     await ember.addHook(async owner => {
-      // Load `crate` and then explicitly unload the side-loaded `versions`.
+      // Load `crate` and ensure all `versions` are not loaded.
       let store = owner.lookup('service:store');
       let crateRecord = await store.findRecord('crate', 'foo');
-      let versions = crateRecord.hasMany('versions').value();
-      versions.forEach(record => record.unloadRecord());
+      let versionsRef = crateRecord.hasMany('versions');
+      globalThis.version_ids = versionsRef.ids();
     });
 
     await page.goto('/crates/foo/1.0.0/dependencies');
 
     await expect(page).toHaveURL('/crates/foo/1.0.0/dependencies');
+    await page.waitForFunction(() => globalThis.version_ids?.length === 0);
     await expect(page.locator('[data-test-404-page]')).toBeVisible();
     await expect(page.locator('[data-test-title]')).toHaveText('foo: Failed to load version data');
     await expect(page.locator('[data-test-go-back]')).toHaveCount(0);
diff --git a/e2e/routes/crate/range.spec.ts b/e2e/routes/crate/range.spec.ts
index 3d760404f46..b6ba6744858 100644
--- a/e2e/routes/crate/range.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/routes/crate/range.spec.ts
@@ -128,15 +128,16 @@ test.describe('Route | crate.range', { tag: '@routes' }, () => {
     });
 
     await ember.addHook(async owner => {
-      // Load `crate` and then explicitly unload the side-loaded `versions`.
+      // Load `crate` and ensure all `versions` are not loaded.
       let store = owner.lookup('service:store');
       let crateRecord = await store.findRecord('crate', 'foo');
-      let versions = crateRecord.hasMany('versions').value();
-      versions.forEach(record => record.unloadRecord());
+      let versionsRef = crateRecord.hasMany('versions');
+      globalThis.version_ids = versionsRef.ids();
     });
 
     await page.goto('/crates/foo/range/^3');
     await expect(page).toHaveURL('/crates/foo/range/%5E3');
+    await page.waitForFunction(() => globalThis.version_ids?.length === 0);
     await expect(page.locator('[data-test-404-page]')).toBeVisible();
     await expect(page.locator('[data-test-title]')).toHaveText('foo: Failed to load version data');
     await expect(page.locator('[data-test-go-back]')).toHaveCount(0);
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/crate-dependencies-test.js b/tests/acceptance/crate-dependencies-test.js
index 0abe94438b9..17e6a7612f7 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/crate-dependencies-test.js
+++ b/tests/acceptance/crate-dependencies-test.js
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ module('Acceptance | crate dependencies page', function (hooks) {
 
     this.server.get('/api/v1/crates/:crate_name/versions', {}, 500);
 
-    // Load `crate` and then explicitly unload the side-loaded `versions`.
+    // Load `crate` and ensure all `versions` are not loaded.
     let store = this.owner.lookup('service:store');
     let crateRecord = await store.findRecord('crate', 'foo');
-    let versions = crateRecord.hasMany('versions').value();
-    versions.forEach(record => record.unloadRecord());
+    let versionsRef = crateRecord.hasMany('versions');
+    assert.deepEqual(versionsRef.ids(), []);
 
     await visit('/crates/foo/1.0.0/dependencies');
     assert.strictEqual(currentURL(), '/crates/foo/1.0.0/dependencies');
diff --git a/tests/adapters/crate-test.js b/tests/adapters/crate-test.js
index 0b4a6722f27..2dcf265ce20 100644
--- a/tests/adapters/crate-test.js
+++ b/tests/adapters/crate-test.js
@@ -22,4 +22,21 @@ module('Adapter | crate', function (hooks) {
     assert.strictEqual(foo?.name, 'foo');
     assert.strictEqual(bar?.name, 'bar');
   });
+
+  test('findRecord requests do not include versions by default', async function (assert) {
+    let _foo = this.server.create('crate', { name: 'foo' });
+    let version = this.server.create('version', { crate: _foo });
+
+    let store = this.owner.lookup('service:store');
+
+    let foo = await store.findRecord('crate', 'foo');
+    assert.strictEqual(foo?.name, 'foo');
+
+    // versions should not be loaded yet
+    let versionsRef = foo.hasMany('versions');
+    assert.deepEqual(versionsRef.ids(), []);
+
+    await versionsRef.load();
+    assert.deepEqual(versionsRef.ids(), [version.id]);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/tests/models/version-test.js b/tests/models/version-test.js
index 92203fc2e2c..fb92b98ff6f 100644
--- a/tests/models/version-test.js
+++ b/tests/models/version-test.js
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ module('Model | Version', function (hooks) {
       this.server.create('version', { crate, num: '0.4.2' });
       this.server.create('version', { crate, num: '0.4.3', yanked: true });
       crateRecord = await this.store.findRecord('crate', crate.name, { reload: true });
-      versions = (await crateRecord.loadVersionsTask.perform()).slice();
+      versions = (await crateRecord.loadVersionsTask.perform({ reload: true })).slice();
 
       assert.deepEqual(
         versions.map(it => ({ num: it.num, isHighestOfReleaseTrack: it.isHighestOfReleaseTrack })),
diff --git a/tests/routes/crate/range-test.js b/tests/routes/crate/range-test.js
index 61474b7ad07..7ccb265136e 100644
--- a/tests/routes/crate/range-test.js
+++ b/tests/routes/crate/range-test.js
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ module('Route | crate.range', function (hooks) {
 
     this.server.get('/api/v1/crates/:crate_name/versions', {}, 500);
 
-    // Load `crate` and then explicitly unload the side-loaded `versions`.
+    // Load `crate` and ensure all `versions` are not loaded.
     let store = this.owner.lookup('service:store');
     let crateRecord = await store.findRecord('crate', 'foo');
-    let versions = crateRecord.hasMany('versions').value();
-    versions.forEach(record => record.unloadRecord());
+    let versionsRef = crateRecord.hasMany('versions');
+    assert.deepEqual(versionsRef.ids(), []);
 
     await visit('/crates/foo/range/^3');
     assert.strictEqual(currentURL(), '/crates/foo/range/%5E3');