diff --git a/src/bpm-package/go.mod b/src/bpm-package/go.mod
index c58762b..929a675 100644
--- a/src/bpm-package/go.mod
+++ b/src/bpm-package/go.mod
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 )
 
-require github.com/drone/envsubst v1.0.3 // indirect
+require (
+	github.com/drone/envsubst v1.0.3 // indirect
+	github.com/knqyf263/go-rpm-version v0.0.0-20240918084003-2afd7dc6a38f // indirect
+)
 
 replace bpm-utils-shared => ../bpm-utils-shared
diff --git a/src/bpm-package/go.sum b/src/bpm-package/go.sum
index 06586f3..abb56e5 100644
--- a/src/bpm-package/go.sum
+++ b/src/bpm-package/go.sum
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ github.com/drone/envsubst v1.0.3 h1:PCIBwNDYjs50AsLZPYdfhSATKaRg/FJmDc2D6+C2x8g=
 github.com/drone/envsubst v1.0.3/go.mod h1:N2jZmlMufstn1KEqvbHjw40h1KyTmnVzHcSc9bFiJ2g=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.2.0 h1:+dTQ8DZQJz0Mb/HjFlkptS1FeQ4cWSnN941F8aEG4SQ=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:oXzfMopK8JAjlY9xF4vHSVASa0yLyX7SntLO5aqRK0M=
+github.com/knqyf263/go-rpm-version v0.0.0-20240918084003-2afd7dc6a38f h1:xt29M2T6STgldg+WEP51gGePQCsQvklmP2eIhPIBK3g=
+github.com/knqyf263/go-rpm-version v0.0.0-20240918084003-2afd7dc6a38f/go.mod h1:i4sF0l1fFnY1aiw08QQSwVAFxHEm311Me3WsU/X7nL0=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.10 h1:4EBh2KAYBwaONj6b2Ye1GiHfwjqyROoF4RwYO+vPwFk=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.10/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An2Bg=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
diff --git a/src/bpm-repo/go.mod b/src/bpm-repo/go.mod
index df2f975..d87a5d0 100644
--- a/src/bpm-repo/go.mod
+++ b/src/bpm-repo/go.mod
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 )
 
-require github.com/drone/envsubst v1.0.3 // indirect
+require (
+	github.com/drone/envsubst v1.0.3 // indirect
+	github.com/knqyf263/go-rpm-version v0.0.0-20240918084003-2afd7dc6a38f // indirect
+)
 
 replace bpm-utils-shared => ../bpm-utils-shared
diff --git a/src/bpm-repo/go.sum b/src/bpm-repo/go.sum
index 06586f3..abb56e5 100644
--- a/src/bpm-repo/go.sum
+++ b/src/bpm-repo/go.sum
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ github.com/drone/envsubst v1.0.3 h1:PCIBwNDYjs50AsLZPYdfhSATKaRg/FJmDc2D6+C2x8g=
 github.com/drone/envsubst v1.0.3/go.mod h1:N2jZmlMufstn1KEqvbHjw40h1KyTmnVzHcSc9bFiJ2g=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.2.0 h1:+dTQ8DZQJz0Mb/HjFlkptS1FeQ4cWSnN941F8aEG4SQ=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:oXzfMopK8JAjlY9xF4vHSVASa0yLyX7SntLO5aqRK0M=
+github.com/knqyf263/go-rpm-version v0.0.0-20240918084003-2afd7dc6a38f h1:xt29M2T6STgldg+WEP51gGePQCsQvklmP2eIhPIBK3g=
+github.com/knqyf263/go-rpm-version v0.0.0-20240918084003-2afd7dc6a38f/go.mod h1:i4sF0l1fFnY1aiw08QQSwVAFxHEm311Me3WsU/X7nL0=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.10 h1:4EBh2KAYBwaONj6b2Ye1GiHfwjqyROoF4RwYO+vPwFk=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.10/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An2Bg=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
diff --git a/src/bpm-repo/main.go b/src/bpm-repo/main.go
index b691040..95e3a46 100644
--- a/src/bpm-repo/main.go
+++ b/src/bpm-repo/main.go
@@ -327,7 +327,11 @@ func checkVersionsFunc(repo string) {
 	keys := slices.Collect(maps.Keys(pkgsWithUpdates))
 	sort.Strings(keys)
 	for _, pkg := range keys {
-		fmt.Printf("Update available for package (%s): %s -> %s", pkg, pkgsWithUpdates[pkg].OldVersion, pkgsWithUpdates[pkg].NewVersion)
+		if bpmutilsshared.CompareVersions(pkgsWithUpdates[pkg].NewVersion, pkgsWithUpdates[pkg].OldVersion) >= 0 {
+			fmt.Printf("Update available for package (%s): %s -> %s", pkg, pkgsWithUpdates[pkg].OldVersion, pkgsWithUpdates[pkg].NewVersion)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Printf("Downgrade(?) available for package (%s): %s -> %s", pkg, pkgsWithUpdates[pkg].OldVersion, pkgsWithUpdates[pkg].NewVersion)
+		}
 		if cachedVersions[pkg].OnHold {
 			fmt.Print(" (On hold)")
 		}
diff --git a/src/bpm-setup/go.mod b/src/bpm-setup/go.mod
index beac012..8699e39 100644
--- a/src/bpm-setup/go.mod
+++ b/src/bpm-setup/go.mod
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 )
 
-require github.com/drone/envsubst v1.0.3 // indirect
+require (
+	github.com/drone/envsubst v1.0.3 // indirect
+	github.com/knqyf263/go-rpm-version v0.0.0-20240918084003-2afd7dc6a38f // indirect
+)
 
 replace bpm-utils-shared => ../bpm-utils-shared
diff --git a/src/bpm-setup/go.sum b/src/bpm-setup/go.sum
index 06586f3..abb56e5 100644
--- a/src/bpm-setup/go.sum
+++ b/src/bpm-setup/go.sum
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ github.com/drone/envsubst v1.0.3 h1:PCIBwNDYjs50AsLZPYdfhSATKaRg/FJmDc2D6+C2x8g=
 github.com/drone/envsubst v1.0.3/go.mod h1:N2jZmlMufstn1KEqvbHjw40h1KyTmnVzHcSc9bFiJ2g=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.2.0 h1:+dTQ8DZQJz0Mb/HjFlkptS1FeQ4cWSnN941F8aEG4SQ=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:oXzfMopK8JAjlY9xF4vHSVASa0yLyX7SntLO5aqRK0M=
+github.com/knqyf263/go-rpm-version v0.0.0-20240918084003-2afd7dc6a38f h1:xt29M2T6STgldg+WEP51gGePQCsQvklmP2eIhPIBK3g=
+github.com/knqyf263/go-rpm-version v0.0.0-20240918084003-2afd7dc6a38f/go.mod h1:i4sF0l1fFnY1aiw08QQSwVAFxHEm311Me3WsU/X7nL0=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.10 h1:4EBh2KAYBwaONj6b2Ye1GiHfwjqyROoF4RwYO+vPwFk=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.10/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An2Bg=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
diff --git a/src/bpm-utils-shared/go.mod b/src/bpm-utils-shared/go.mod
index 34566b5..9acc68b 100644
--- a/src/bpm-utils-shared/go.mod
+++ b/src/bpm-utils-shared/go.mod
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ go 1.23
 require gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 
 require github.com/drone/envsubst v1.0.3
+
+require github.com/knqyf263/go-rpm-version v0.0.0-20240918084003-2afd7dc6a38f // indirect
diff --git a/src/bpm-utils-shared/go.sum b/src/bpm-utils-shared/go.sum
index 2c93c5b..b639e84 100644
--- a/src/bpm-utils-shared/go.sum
+++ b/src/bpm-utils-shared/go.sum
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ github.com/drone/envsubst v1.0.3 h1:PCIBwNDYjs50AsLZPYdfhSATKaRg/FJmDc2D6+C2x8g=
 github.com/drone/envsubst v1.0.3/go.mod h1:N2jZmlMufstn1KEqvbHjw40h1KyTmnVzHcSc9bFiJ2g=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.2.0 h1:+dTQ8DZQJz0Mb/HjFlkptS1FeQ4cWSnN941F8aEG4SQ=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:oXzfMopK8JAjlY9xF4vHSVASa0yLyX7SntLO5aqRK0M=
+github.com/knqyf263/go-rpm-version v0.0.0-20240918084003-2afd7dc6a38f h1:xt29M2T6STgldg+WEP51gGePQCsQvklmP2eIhPIBK3g=
+github.com/knqyf263/go-rpm-version v0.0.0-20240918084003-2afd7dc6a38f/go.mod h1:i4sF0l1fFnY1aiw08QQSwVAFxHEm311Me3WsU/X7nL0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
diff --git a/src/bpm-utils-shared/package.go b/src/bpm-utils-shared/package.go
index 2601185..b55bf52 100644
--- a/src/bpm-utils-shared/package.go
+++ b/src/bpm-utils-shared/package.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/drone/envsubst"
+	version "github.com/knqyf263/go-rpm-version"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
@@ -179,3 +180,69 @@ func (pkgDownload *PackageDownload) CalculateChecksum(pkgInfo *PackageInfo) (str
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("unknown download type (%s)", pkgDownload.Type)
 	}
 }
+
+func CompareVersions(version1, version2 string) int {
+	v1 := version.NewVersion(version1)
+	v2 := version.NewVersion(version2)
+
+	return v1.Compare(v2)
+}
+
+func SplitPkgNameAndVersion(pkg string) (string, string, string) {
+	if strings.Contains(pkg, ">=") {
+		pkgSplit := strings.SplitN(pkg, ">=", 2)
+		pkgName := pkgSplit[0]
+		pkgVersion := pkgSplit[1]
+
+		return pkgName, ">=", pkgVersion
+	} else if strings.Contains(pkg, ">") {
+		pkgSplit := strings.SplitN(pkg, ">", 2)
+		pkgName := pkgSplit[0]
+		pkgVersion := pkgSplit[1]
+
+		return pkgName, ">", pkgVersion
+	} else if strings.Contains(pkg, "<=") {
+		pkgSplit := strings.SplitN(pkg, "<=", 2)
+		pkgName := pkgSplit[0]
+		pkgVersion := pkgSplit[1]
+
+		return pkgName, "<=", pkgVersion
+	} else if strings.Contains(pkg, "<") {
+		pkgSplit := strings.SplitN(pkg, "<", 2)
+		pkgName := pkgSplit[0]
+		pkgVersion := pkgSplit[1]
+
+		return pkgName, "<", pkgVersion
+	} else if strings.Contains(pkg, "=") {
+		pkgSplit := strings.SplitN(pkg, "=", 2)
+		pkgName := pkgSplit[0]
+		pkgVersion := pkgSplit[1]
+
+		return pkgName, "=", pkgVersion
+	}
+
+	return pkg, "", ""
+}
+
+func EvaluateDependency(pkg, matchVersion string) bool {
+	_, comparisonSymbol, pkgVersion := SplitPkgNameAndVersion(pkg)
+
+	switch comparisonSymbol {
+	case ">=":
+		return CompareVersions(matchVersion, pkgVersion) >= 0
+	case ">":
+		return CompareVersions(matchVersion, pkgVersion) > 0
+	case "<=":
+		return CompareVersions(matchVersion, pkgVersion) <= 0
+	case "<":
+		return CompareVersions(matchVersion, pkgVersion) < 0
+	case "=":
+		if cutPkgVersion, ok := strings.CutSuffix(pkgVersion, "*"); ok {
+			return strings.HasPrefix(matchVersion, cutPkgVersion)
+		} else {
+			return CompareVersions(matchVersion, pkgVersion) == 0
+		}
+	default:
+		return true
+	}
+}