diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 050f9083f..21043e17a 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ build:
 
 requirements:
   build:
-    - cmake  >= 3.16
+    - cmake >=3.16
     - cross-python_{{ target_platform }}     # [build_platform != target_platform]
     - hatch-fancy-pypi-readme
     - numpy >=1.13.0
diff --git a/utils/requirements/requirements.json b/utils/requirements/requirements.json
index bafc1c84e..f649554b7 100644
--- a/utils/requirements/requirements.json
+++ b/utils/requirements/requirements.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
       }
     },
     {
-      "cmake >= 3.16": {
+      "cmake>=3.16": {
         "method": "conda_recipe",
         "flags": {
           "build": true,
diff --git a/utils/requirements/requirements.yaml b/utils/requirements/requirements.yaml
index 0a4158986..245fd7a3c 100644
--- a/utils/requirements/requirements.yaml
+++ b/utils/requirements/requirements.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ general:
       flags:
         build: True
         build_only: True
-  - cmake >= 3.16:
+  - cmake>=3.16:
       method: conda_recipe
       flags:
         build: True