--- gem2rpm-0.9.2/lib/gem2rpm/helpers.rb~	2013-04-29 23:19:15.000000000 +0300
+++ gem2rpm-0.9.2/lib/gem2rpm/helpers.rb	2013-04-29 23:24:07.509077652 +0300
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     # '<' pair.
     def self.expand_pessimistic_requirement(requirement)
       next_version = Gem::Version.create(requirement.last).bump
-      return ['=>', requirement.last], ['<', next_version]
+      return ['>=', requirement.last], ['<', next_version]
     end
 
     # Expands the not equal version operator '!=' into equivalent '<' and
--- gem2rpm-0.11.3/test/test_helpers.rb~	2016-05-23 19:34:28.000000000 +0300
+++ gem2rpm-0.11.3/test/test_helpers.rb	2016-05-23 19:35:00.032567329 +0300
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
 
   def test_first_level_pessimistic_version_constraint
     r = Gem::Requirement.new(["~> 1.2"])
-    assert_equal(["=> 1.2", "< 2"], Gem2Rpm::Helpers.requirement_versions_to_rpm(r))
+    assert_equal([">= 1.2", "< 2"], Gem2Rpm::Helpers.requirement_versions_to_rpm(r))
   end
 
   def test_second_level_pessimistic_version_constraint
     r = Gem::Requirement.new(["~> 1.2.3"])
-    assert_equal(["=> 1.2.3", "< 1.3"], Gem2Rpm::Helpers.requirement_versions_to_rpm(r))
+    assert_equal([">= 1.2.3", "< 1.3"], Gem2Rpm::Helpers.requirement_versions_to_rpm(r))
   end
 
   def test_pessimistic_version_constraint_with_trailing_text
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@
     return if gem_version >= Gem::Version.create("1.3.2")
 
     r = Gem::Requirement.new(["~> 1.2.3.beta.8"])
-    assert_equal(["=> 1.2.3.beta.8", "< 1.3"], Gem2Rpm::Helpers.requirement_versions_to_rpm(r))
+    assert_equal([">= 1.2.3.beta.8", "< 1.3"], Gem2Rpm::Helpers.requirement_versions_to_rpm(r))
   end
 
   def test_second_level_pessimistic_version_constraint_with_two_digit_version
     r = Gem::Requirement.new(["~> 1.12.3"])
-    assert_equal(["=> 1.12.3", "< 1.13"], Gem2Rpm::Helpers.requirement_versions_to_rpm(r))
+    assert_equal([">= 1.12.3", "< 1.13"], Gem2Rpm::Helpers.requirement_versions_to_rpm(r))
   end
 
   def test_first_level_not_equal_version_constraint