diff --git a/spacy/cli/package.py b/spacy/cli/package.py
index c61918bd1..35861224f 100644
--- a/spacy/cli/package.py
+++ b/spacy/cli/package.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def list_files(data_dir):
 
 def list_requirements(meta):
     parent_package = meta.get('parent_package', 'spacy')
-    requirements = [parent_package + ">=" + meta['spacy_version']]
+    requirements = [parent_package + meta['spacy_version']]
     if 'setup_requires' in meta:
         requirements += meta['setup_requires']
     return requirements