diff --git a/package.keywords/gap-4.12.2 b/package.keywords/gap-4.12.2
index a7be48608..f8dcef4a6 100644
--- a/package.keywords/gap-4.12.2
+++ b/package.keywords/gap-4.12.2
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ~sci-mathematics/gap-4.12.2
 # compulsory packages
-~dev-gap/gapoc-1.6.6
-~dev-gap/primgrp-3.4.3
-~dev-gap/smallgrp-1.5.1
-~dev-gap/transgrp-3.6.3
+>=dev-gap/gapoc-1.6.6
+>=dev-gap/primgrp-3.4.3
+>=dev-gap/smallgrp-1.5.1
+>=dev-gap/transgrp-3.6.3
 # default autoloaded packages
 # Beware atlasrep is potentially broken
 # as it may try to write in system locations.
diff --git a/package.keywords/sage-10.2 b/package.keywords/sage-10.2
index 5c636e18f..584cf6fee 100644
--- a/package.keywords/sage-10.2
+++ b/package.keywords/sage-10.2
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ dev-python/cylp
 ##################################
 ~sci-mathematics/gap-4.12.2
 # compulsory packages
-~dev-gap/gapoc-1.6.6
-~dev-gap/primgrp-3.4.3
-~dev-gap/smallgrp-1.5.1
-~dev-gap/transgrp-3.6.3
+>=dev-gap/gapoc-1.6.6
+>=dev-gap/primgrp-3.4.3
+>=dev-gap/smallgrp-1.5.1
+>=dev-gap/transgrp-3.6.3
 # default autoloaded packages
 # Beware atlasrep is potentially broken
 # as it may try to write in system locations.
diff --git a/package.keywords/sage-9999 b/package.keywords/sage-9999
index 86ec3dd82..9653ca2b9 100644
--- a/package.keywords/sage-9999
+++ b/package.keywords/sage-9999
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ dev-python/cylp
 ##################################
 ~sci-mathematics/gap-4.12.2
 # compulsory packages
-~dev-gap/gapdoc-1.6.6
-~dev-gap/primgrp-3.4.3
-~dev-gap/smallgrp-1.5.1
-~dev-gap/transgrp-3.6.3
+>=dev-gap/gapdoc-1.6.6
+>=dev-gap/primgrp-3.4.3
+>=dev-gap/smallgrp-1.5.1
+>=dev-gap/transgrp-3.6.3
 # default autoloaded packages
 # Beware atlasrep is potentially broken
 # as it may try to write in system locations.