diff --git a/arch/profile_release/MockProfileRelease.yaml b/arch/profile_release/MockProfileRelease.yaml
index 562af1c531..45104cdec2 100644
--- a/arch/profile_release/MockProfileRelease.yaml
+++ b/arch/profile_release/MockProfileRelease.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ MockProfileRelease:
       extensions:
         A:
           presence: optional
-          version: "= 2.1"
+          version: "~> 2.1"
         I:
           presence: mandatory
           version: "~> 2.1"
@@ -52,21 +52,21 @@ MockProfileRelease:
         S:
           presence: 
             optional: localized
-          version: "= 1.12"
+          version: "~> 1.12"
         Zifencei:
           presence: 
             optional: development
-          version: "= 2.0"
+          version: "~> 2.0"
           note: 
         Zihpm:
           presence: 
             optional: expansion
-          version: "= 2.0"
+          version: "~> 2.0"
           note: Made this a expansion option
         Sv48:
           presence: 
             optional: transitory
-          version: "= 1.11"
+          version: "~> 1.11"
           note: Made this a transitory option
       extra_notes:
       - presence: mandatory
diff --git a/arch/profile_release/RVA20.yaml b/arch/profile_release/RVA20.yaml
index 6be79e41d1..279024c2c1 100644
--- a/arch/profile_release/RVA20.yaml
+++ b/arch/profile_release/RVA20.yaml
@@ -66,29 +66,29 @@ RVA20:
           presence: mandatory
         Ziccif:
           presence: mandatory
-          version: "= 1.0"
+          version: "~> 1.0"
           note: |
             Ziccif is a profile-defined extension introduced with RVA20.
             The fetch atomicity requirement facilitates runtime patching
             of aligned instructions.
         Ziccrse:
           presence: mandatory
-          version: "= 1.0"
+          version: "~> 1.0"
           note: Ziccrse is a profile-defined extension introduced with RVA20.
         Ziccamoa:
           presence: mandatory
-          version: "= 1.0"
+          version: "~> 1.0"
           note: Ziccamo is a profile-defined extension introduced with RVA20.
         Za128rs:
           presence: mandatory
-          version: "= 1.0"
+          version: "~> 1.0"
           note: |
             Za128rs is a profile-defined extension introduced with RVA20.
             The minimum reservation set size is effectively determined by the
             size of atomic accesses in the `A` extension.
         Zicclsm:
           presence: mandatory
-          version: "= 1.0"
+          version: "~> 1.0"
           note: |
             Zicclsm is a profile-defined extension introduced with RVA20.
             This requires misaligned support for all regular load and store
@@ -140,10 +140,10 @@ RVA20:
       extensions:
         S:
           presence: mandatory
-          version: "= 1.11"
+          version: "~> 1.11"
         Zifencei:
           presence: mandatory
-          version: "= 2.0"
+          version: "~> 2.0"
           note: |
             Zifencei is mandated as it is the only standard way to support
             instruction-cache coherence in RVA20 application processors.  A new
@@ -151,12 +151,12 @@ RVA20:
             be added as an option in the future.
         Svbare:
           presence: mandatory
-          version: "= 1.0"
+          version: "~> 1.0"
           note: |
             Svbare is a new extension name introduced with RVA20.
         Sv39:
           presence: mandatory
-          version: "= 1.11"
+          version: "~> 1.11"
         Svade:
           presence: mandatory
           version: "~> 1.0"
@@ -167,24 +167,24 @@ RVA20:
             `Svadu`.
         Ssccptr:
           presence: mandatory
-          version: "= 1.0"
+          version: "~> 1.0"
           note: |
             Ssccptr is a new extension name introduced with RVA20.
         Sstvecd:
           presence: mandatory
-          version: "= 1.0"
+          version: "~> 1.0"
           note: |
             Sstvecd is a new extension name introduced with RVA20.
         Sstvala:
           presence: mandatory
-          version: "= 1.0"
+          version: "~> 1.0"
           note: |
             Sstvala is a new extension name introduced with RVA20.
         Sv48:
           presence: optional
-          version: "= 1.11"
+          version: "~> 1.11"
         Ssu64xl:
           presence: optional
-          version: "= 1.0"
+          version: "~> 1.0"
           note: |
             Ssu64xl is a new extension name introduced with RVA20.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/arch/profile_release/RVA22.yaml b/arch/profile_release/RVA22.yaml
index 327ff31aab..7bcb16dc7e 100644
--- a/arch/profile_release/RVA22.yaml
+++ b/arch/profile_release/RVA22.yaml
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ RVA22:
         $inherits: "profile_release/RVA20.yaml#/RVA20/profiles/RVA20U64/extensions"
         Zihpm:
           presence: mandatory
-          version: "= 2.0"
+          version: "~> 2.0"
         Zihintpause:
           presence: mandatory
-          version: "= 2.0"
+          version: "~> 2.0"
           note: |
             While the `pause` instruction is a HINT can be implemented as a
             NOP and hence trivially supported by hardware implementers, its
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ RVA22:
           version: "~> 1.0"
         Zic64b:
           presence: mandatory
-          version: "= 1.0"
+          version: "~> 1.0"
           note: |
             This is a new extension name for this feature. While the general
             RISC-V specifications are agnostic to cache block size, selecting a
@@ -170,10 +170,10 @@ RVA22:
         $inherits: "profile_release/RVA20.yaml#/RVA20/profiles/RVA20S64/extensions"
         S:
           presence: mandatory
-          version: "= 1.12"
+          version: "~> 1.12"
         Sscounterenw:
           presence: mandatory
-          version: "= 1.0"
+          version: "~> 1.0"
           note: |
             Sstvala is a new extension name introduced with RVA22.
         Svpbmt:
diff --git a/arch/profile_release/RVI20.yaml b/arch/profile_release/RVI20.yaml
index 759619caee..07e8e10811 100644
--- a/arch/profile_release/RVI20.yaml
+++ b/arch/profile_release/RVI20.yaml
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ RVI20:
             correctly indicate that `fence.tso` is mandatory.
         A:
           presence: optional
-          version: "= 2.1"
+          version: "~> 2.1"
         C:
           presence: optional
-          version: "= 2.2"
+          version: "~> 2.2"
         D:
           presence: optional
-          version: "= 2.2"
+          version: "~> 2.2"
           note: |
             NOTE: The rationale to not include Q as a profile option is that
             quad-precision floating-point is unlikely to be implemented in
@@ -64,21 +64,21 @@ RVI20:
             optimizing use of Q instructions in case they are present.
         F:
           presence: optional
-          version: "= 2.2"
+          version: "~> 2.2"
         M:
           presence: optional
-          version: "= 2.0"
+          version: "~> 2.0"
         Zicntr:
           presence: optional
           version: " = 2.0"
         Zihpm:
           presence: optional
-          version: "= 2.0"
+          version: "~> 2.0"
           note: |
             The number of counters is platform-specific.
         Zifencei:
           presence: optional
-          version: "= 2.0"
+          version: "~> 2.0"
       recommendations:
       - text: |
           Implementations are strongly recommended to raise illegal-instruction