diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1784a8857..dab871911 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ Version.hs: $(VERSIONFILE)
 
 hledger.cabal: $(VERSIONFILE)
 	perl -p -e "s/(^ *version:) *.*/\1 $(VERSION)/" -i $@
-	perl -p -e "s/(^ *hledger-lib *==) *.*/\1 $(VERSION)/" -i $@
+	perl -p -e "s/(^ *hledger-lib *[>=]=) *.*/\1 $(VERSION)/" -i $@
 
 hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal: $(VERSIONFILE)
 	perl -p -e "s/(^ *version:) *.*/\1 $(VERSION)/" -i $@