diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index d925f8f461..3e98d52fdf 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends},
  openssh-client,
  bzip2,
  ucf,
- gitlab-workhorse (=${source:Version}),
+ gitlab-workhorse (>= ${source:Version}),
  ruby-rails (>= 2:6.1.4.7~),
    ruby-websocket-extensions (>= 0.1.5~),
  ruby-bootsnap (>= 1.9.4~),