diff --git a/obs-packaging/runtime/debian.control-template b/obs-packaging/runtime/debian.control-template
index b8235e18c..ed1887de8 100644
--- a/obs-packaging/runtime/debian.control-template
+++ b/obs-packaging/runtime/debian.control-template
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ Build-Depends: dh-make, git, ca-certificates, execstack, devscripts, debhelper,
 
 Package: kata-runtime
 Architecture: @deb_arch@
-Depends: kata-containers-image (>= @kata_osbuilder_version@), kata-linux-container (>= @linux_container_version@),
-         kata-proxy (>= @kata_proxy_version@), kata-shim (>= @kata_shim_version@),
-	 kata-ksm-throttler(>= @ksm_throttler_version@), qemu-lite(>= @qemu_lite_version@) [amd64],
-	 qemu-vanilla(>= @qemu_vanilla_version@)
+Depends: kata-containers-image (= @kata_osbuilder_version@), kata-linux-container (= @linux_container_version@),
+         kata-proxy (= @kata_proxy_version@), kata-shim (= @kata_shim_version@),
+	 kata-ksm-throttler(= @ksm_throttler_version@), qemu-lite(= @qemu_lite_version@) [amd64],
+	 qemu-vanilla(= @qemu_vanilla_version@)
 Description:
  An Open Containers Initiative (OCI) "runtime" that launches an Intel VT-x secured Kata Containers hypervisor, rather than a standard Linux container.