diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 5ae44953..05df5024 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Depends: gir1.2-adw-1,
          gnome-session-bin (>= 3.8),
          gnome-settings-daemon (>= 3.24),
          gnome-shell (<< ${gnome:NextVersion}),
-         gnome-shell (>= ${gnome:Version}~),
+         gnome-shell (>= ${gnome:Version}),
          gvfs (>= 1.16.0),
          ${misc:Depends}
 Recommends: gnome-shell-extension-prefs
diff --git a/debian/control.in b/debian/control.in
index 79e37b03..11ffb4e7 100644
--- a/debian/control.in
+++ b/debian/control.in
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Depends: gir1.2-adw-1,
          gnome-session-bin (>= 3.8),
          gnome-settings-daemon (>= 3.24),
          gnome-shell (<< ${gnome:NextVersion}),
-         gnome-shell (>= ${gnome:Version}~),
+         gnome-shell (>= ${gnome:Version}),
          gvfs (>= 1.16.0),
          ${misc:Depends}
 Recommends: gnome-shell-extension-prefs