diff --git a/lang/python/batteries-included.mk b/lang/python/batteries-included.mk
index 3262e96762eb..05f680f81909 100644
--- a/lang/python/batteries-included.mk
+++ b/lang/python/batteries-included.mk
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-# $NetBSD: batteries-included.mk,v 1.1 2023/10/23 06:35:59 wiz Exp $
+# $NetBSD: batteries-included.mk,v 1.2 2023/10/23 06:46:38 wiz Exp $
 #
 # Makefile fragment that pulls in the required Python versions
 # that provide formerly separately packaged Python modules.
 
-BUILDLINK_API_DEPENDS.python27+=	python27-2.7.18nb12
-BUILDLINK_API_DEPENDS.python38+=	python38-3.8.18nb1
-BUILDLINK_API_DEPENDS.python39+=	python39-3.9.18nb1
-BUILDLINK_API_DEPENDS.python310+=	python310-3.10.13nb1
+BUILDLINK_API_DEPENDS.python27+=	python27>=2.7.18nb12
+BUILDLINK_API_DEPENDS.python38+=	python38>=3.8.18nb1
+BUILDLINK_API_DEPENDS.python39+=	python39>=3.9.18nb1
+BUILDLINK_API_DEPENDS.python310+=	python310>=3.10.13nb1
 BUILDLINK_API_DEPENDS.python311+=	python311>=3.11.6nb1
-BUILDLINK_API_DEPENDS.python312+=	python312-3.12.0nb1
+BUILDLINK_API_DEPENDS.python312+=	python312>=3.12.0nb1