diff --git a/debian-alt/buster/control b/debian-alt/buster/control
index 31f2369fc59515194bdc57cb779614e94f5fa2e3..1a100e6d048b34c861626cec06646283cf019a55 100644
--- a/debian-alt/buster/control
+++ b/debian-alt/buster/control
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9.20160709)
  ,bash-completion
  ,gettext
  ,libgetopt-java
- ,libjson-simple-java (< 3)
+ ,libjson-simple-java (<< 3)
  ,libgmp-dev (>= 2:5.0.5)
  ,libservice-wrapper-java
  ,po-debconf
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${java:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends},
  geoip-database,
  gettext-base,
  libgetopt-java,
- libjson-simple-java (< 3),
+ libjson-simple-java (<< 3),
  libjetty9-java,
  libtaglibs-standard-jstlel-java,
  libtomcat8-java,
diff --git a/debian-alt/jessie/control b/debian-alt/jessie/control
index 80f7cf4d3a17ed8232b3ab133033946563461d09..71141259d2d44fea8b12b378ff4379f56425a9d4 100644
--- a/debian-alt/jessie/control
+++ b/debian-alt/jessie/control
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7.0.50~)
  ,dh-apparmor
  ,gettext
  ,libgetopt-java
- ,libjson-simple-java (< 3)
+ ,libjson-simple-java (<< 3)
  ,libgmp-dev (>= 2:5.0.2)
  ,libservice-wrapper-java
  ,hardening-wrapper
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${java:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends},
  libtomcat8-java,
  geoip-database,
  gettext-base,
- libjson-simple-java (< 3),
+ libjson-simple-java (<< 3),
  libgetopt-java,
  famfamfam-flag-png
 Replaces: i2p ( << 0.8.6-5)
diff --git a/debian-alt/trusty/control b/debian-alt/trusty/control
index 39b158bd38afea115815190e8c6d136916729784..7ae0b14b5c1b42687f5521025ce24d77ce061c66 100644
--- a/debian-alt/trusty/control
+++ b/debian-alt/trusty/control
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7.0.50~)
  ,bash-completion
  ,gettext
  ,libgetopt-java
- ,libjson-simple-java (< 3)
+ ,libjson-simple-java (<< 3)
  ,libgmp-dev (>= 2:5.0.2)
  ,libservice-wrapper-java
  ,hardening-wrapper
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${java:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends},
  geoip-database,
  gettext-base,
  libgetopt-java,
- libjson-simple-java (< 3),
+ libjson-simple-java (<< 3),
  glassfish-javaee,
  famfamfam-flag-png
 Replaces: i2p ( << 0.8.6-5)
diff --git a/debian-alt/xenial/control b/debian-alt/xenial/control
index 7d31cf1921f4b0fa3a83e79266933c9607db1872..9d2896f2c42211a220e61cbe48809dd5fb878cfb 100644
--- a/debian-alt/xenial/control
+++ b/debian-alt/xenial/control
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7.0.50~)
  ,bash-completion
  ,gettext
  ,libgetopt-java
- ,libjson-simple-java (< 3)
+ ,libjson-simple-java (<< 3)
  ,libgmp-dev (>= 2:5.0.2)
  ,libservice-wrapper-java
  ,hardening-wrapper
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${java:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends},
  geoip-database,
  gettext-base,
  libgetopt-java,
- libjson-simple-java (< 3),
+ libjson-simple-java (<< 3),
  famfamfam-flag-png
 Replaces: i2p ( << 0.8.6-5)
 Breaks: i2p (<< 0.8.6-5)
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 13eda3aeccd18599c398dc07d5df4174ccb3c28c..c91252ed983d159bd3b44d478a3957b2aa1b580f 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9.20160709)
  ,bash-completion
  ,gettext
  ,libgetopt-java
- ,libjson-simple-java (< 3)
+ ,libjson-simple-java (<< 3)
  ,libgmp-dev (>= 2:5.0.5)
  ,libservice-wrapper-java
  ,po-debconf
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${java:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends},
  geoip-database,
  gettext-base,
  libgetopt-java,
- libjson-simple-java (< 3),
+ libjson-simple-java (<< 3),
  libjetty9-java,
  libtaglibs-standard-jstlel-java,
  libtomcat8-java,