diff --git a/purl2vcs/src/purl2vcs/find_source_repo.py b/purl2vcs/src/purl2vcs/find_source_repo.py
index 58e9a9b2..672a0c5d 100644
--- a/purl2vcs/src/purl2vcs/find_source_repo.py
+++ b/purl2vcs/src/purl2vcs/find_source_repo.py
@@ -201,6 +201,18 @@ def get_source_repo(package: Package) -> PackageURL:
     source_purls = list(convert_repo_urls_to_purls(repo_urls))
     if not source_purls:
         return
+    # Filter out clearly unrelated repositories
+    pkg_name = package.name.lower()
+    filtered_source_purls = []
+
+    for purl in source_purls:
+        repo_name = (purl.name or "").lower()
+        if repo_name in pkg_name or pkg_name in repo_name:
+            filtered_source_purls.append(purl)
+
+    if filtered_source_purls:
+        source_purls = filtered_source_purls
+
     source_purls = list(set(source_purls))
     source_purl_with_tag = find_package_version_tag_and_commit(
         version=package.version, source_purls=source_purls
@@ -208,7 +220,6 @@ def get_source_repo(package: Package) -> PackageURL:
     if source_purl_with_tag:
         return source_purl_with_tag
 
-
 def get_repo_urls(package: Package) -> Generator[str, None, None]:
     """
     Return the URL of the source repository of a package
diff --git a/purl2vcs/tests/test_find_source_repo.py b/purl2vcs/tests/test_find_source_repo.py
index 53722576..4014a1a4 100644
--- a/purl2vcs/tests/test_find_source_repo.py
+++ b/purl2vcs/tests/test_find_source_repo.py
@@ -311,3 +311,25 @@ def test_from_purl_to_git(self):
         )
         expected = "pkg:bitbucket/connect2id/oauth-2.0-sdk-with-openid-connect-extensions@9.36?commit=e86fb3431972d302fcb615aca0baed4d8ab89791"
         self.assertEqual(expected, response.data["git_repo"])
+
+    def test_filter_unrelated_repo_candidates(self):
+        """
+        Ensure unrelated repository candidates are filtered when
+        detecting the source repository.
+        """
+
+        pkg_name = "inherits"
+
+        source_purls = [
+            PackageURL(type="github", namespace="substack", name="node-browserify"),
+            PackageURL(type="github", namespace="isaacs", name="inherits"),
+        ]
+
+        filtered = []
+        for purl in source_purls:
+            repo_name = (purl.name or "").lower()
+            if repo_name in pkg_name or pkg_name in repo_name:
+                filtered.append(purl)
+
+        self.assertTrue(any(p.name == "inherits" for p in filtered))
+        self.assertFalse(any(p.name == "node-browserify" for p in filtered))