diff --git a/debian/patches/0050-relax-stable-libs.patch b/debian/patches/0050-relax-stable-libs.patch
index 6db15f87b7..8913e199d3 100644
--- a/debian/patches/0050-relax-stable-libs.patch
+++ b/debian/patches/0050-relax-stable-libs.patch
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ gitlab Gemfile
 
 --- a/Gemfile
 +++ b/Gemfile
+@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+ source 'https://rubygems.org'
+ 
+-gem 'rails', '5.2.3'
++gem 'rails', '~> 5.2.3'
+ 
+ gem 'bootsnap', '~> 1.4'
+ 
 @@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
  # Responders respond_to and respond_with
  gem 'responders', '~> 3.0'
diff --git a/debian/patches/0470-relax-bootsnap.patch b/debian/patches/0470-relax-bootsnap.patch
index 5357ea5f11..e1aab23858 100644
--- a/debian/patches/0470-relax-bootsnap.patch
+++ b/debian/patches/0470-relax-bootsnap.patch
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 +++ b/Gemfile
 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  
- gem 'rails', '5.2.3'
+ gem 'rails', '~> 5.2.3'
  
 -gem 'bootsnap', '~> 1.4'
 +gem 'bootsnap', '~> 1.3'