diff --git a/pmb/parse/apkindex.py b/pmb/parse/apkindex.py
index a1c64d1e..e1639075 100644
--- a/pmb/parse/apkindex.py
+++ b/pmb/parse/apkindex.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def parse_next_block(args, path, lines, start):
                 for value in values:
                     if value.startswith("!"):
                         continue
-                    for operator in [">", "=", "<"]:
+                    for operator in [">", "=", "<", "~"]:
                         if operator in value:
                             value = value.split(operator)[0]
                             break