diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index e3786cfb..1119d69d 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ Homepage: http://i3wm.org/
 Package: i3
 Architecture: any
 Section: x11
-Depends: i3-wm, ${misc:Depends}
-Recommends: i3lock, suckless-tools, i3status
+Depends: i3-wm (=${binary:Version}), ${misc:Depends}
+Recommends: i3lock (>= 2.2), suckless-tools, i3status (>= 2.3)
 Description: metapackage (i3 window manager, screen locker, menu, statusbar)
  This metapackage installs the i3 window manager (i3-wm), the i3lock screen
  locker, i3status (for system information) and suckless-tools (for dmenu).