diff --git a/internal/resource/schemas/package.jsonschema b/internal/resource/schemas/package.jsonschema
index 32ae8b6..d6896a9 100644
--- a/internal/resource/schemas/package.jsonschema
+++ b/internal/resource/schemas/package.jsonschema
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "required": {
       "description": "version requirement",
       "type": "string",
-      "pattern": "^(([><~]*=){0,1}[-_a-zA-Z0-9+.]+|)$"
+      "pattern": "^([><~=]{0,1}[-_a-zA-Z0-9+.]+|)$"
     },
     "version": {
       "type": "string"