diff --git a/vlib/semver/range.v b/vlib/semver/range.v
index 10344d12f9..4174cb3e0b 100644
--- a/vlib/semver/range.v
+++ b/vlib/semver/range.v
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ fn (set ComparatorSet) satisfies(ver Version) bool {
 
 fn (c Comparator) satisfies(ver Version) bool {
 	return match c.op {
-		.gt { ver.gt(c.ver) }
-		.lt { ver.lt(c.ver) }
-		.ge { ver.ge(c.ver) }
-		.le { ver.le(c.ver) }
-		.eq { ver.eq(c.ver) }
+		.gt { ver > c.ver }
+		.lt { ver < c.ver }
+		.ge { ver >= c.ver }
+		.le { ver <= c.ver }
+		.eq { ver == c.ver }
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/semver/semver.v b/vlib/semver/semver.v
index f78ce134e4..450ba7f08f 100644
--- a/vlib/semver/semver.v
+++ b/vlib/semver/semver.v
@@ -70,26 +70,41 @@ pub fn (ver Version) satisfies(input string) bool {
 }
 
 // eq returns `true` if `v1` is equal to `v2`.
+@[deprecated: 'use v1 == v2 instead']
 pub fn (v1 Version) eq(v2 Version) bool {
 	return compare_eq(v1, v2)
 }
 
+// == checks if `v1` is equal to `v2`
+pub fn (v1 Version) == (v2 Version) bool {
+	return compare_eq(v1, v2)
+}
+
 // gt returns `true` if `v1` is greater than `v2`.
+@[deprecated: 'use v1 > v2 instead']
 pub fn (v1 Version) gt(v2 Version) bool {
 	return compare_gt(v1, v2)
 }
 
+// < checks if `v1` is less than `v2`.
+pub fn (v1 Version) < (v2 Version) bool {
+	return compare_lt(v1, v2)
+}
+
 // lt returns `true` if `v1` is less than `v2`.
+@[deprecated: 'use v1 < v2 instead']
 pub fn (v1 Version) lt(v2 Version) bool {
 	return compare_lt(v1, v2)
 }
 
 // ge returns `true` if `v1` is greater than or equal to `v2`.
+@[deprecated: 'use v1 >= v2 instead']
 pub fn (v1 Version) ge(v2 Version) bool {
 	return compare_ge(v1, v2)
 }
 
-// le returns `true` if `v1` is less than or equal to `v2`.
+// le returns `true` if `v1` is less than or equal to `v2`
+@[deprecated: 'use v1 <= v2 instead']
 pub fn (v1 Version) le(v2 Version) bool {
 	return compare_le(v1, v2)
 }
diff --git a/vlib/semver/semver_test.v b/vlib/semver/semver_test.v
index 19e1111d91..88b2caf82d 100644
--- a/vlib/semver/semver_test.v
+++ b/vlib/semver/semver_test.v
@@ -118,26 +118,26 @@ fn test_compare() {
 	patch := semver.build(1, 0, 1)
 	minor := semver.build(1, 2, 3)
 	major := semver.build(2, 0, 0)
-	assert first.le(first)
-	assert first.ge(first)
-	assert !first.lt(first)
-	assert !first.gt(first)
-	assert patch.ge(first)
-	assert first.le(patch)
-	assert !first.ge(patch)
-	assert !patch.le(first)
-	assert patch.gt(first)
-	assert first.lt(patch)
-	assert !first.gt(patch)
-	assert !patch.lt(first)
-	assert minor.gt(patch)
-	assert patch.lt(minor)
-	assert !patch.gt(minor)
-	assert !minor.lt(patch)
-	assert major.gt(minor)
-	assert minor.lt(major)
-	assert !minor.gt(major)
-	assert !major.lt(minor)
+	assert first <= first
+	assert first >= first
+	assert !(first < first)
+	assert !(first > first)
+	assert patch > first
+	assert first <= patch
+	assert !(first >= patch)
+	assert !(patch <= first)
+	assert patch > first
+	assert first < patch
+	assert !(first > patch)
+	assert !(patch < first)
+	assert minor > patch
+	assert patch < minor
+	assert !(patch > minor)
+	assert !(minor < patch)
+	assert major > minor
+	assert minor < major
+	assert !(minor > major)
+	assert !(major < minor)
 }
 
 fn test_satisfies() {
diff --git a/vlib/v/pkgconfig/pkgconfig.v b/vlib/v/pkgconfig/pkgconfig.v
index 7c89b8374e..644fb39e57 100644
--- a/vlib/v/pkgconfig/pkgconfig.v
+++ b/vlib/v/pkgconfig/pkgconfig.v
@@ -162,13 +162,13 @@ fn (mut pc PkgConfig) resolve(pkgname string) !string {
 pub fn atleast(v string) bool {
 	v0 := semver.from(pkgconfig.version) or { return false }
 	v1 := semver.from(v) or { return false }
-	return v0.gt(v1)
+	return v0 > v1
 }
 
 pub fn (mut pc PkgConfig) atleast(v string) bool {
 	v0 := semver.from(pc.version) or { return false }
 	v1 := semver.from(v) or { return false }
-	return v0.gt(v1)
+	return v0 > v1
 }
 
 pub fn (mut pc PkgConfig) extend(pcdep &PkgConfig) !string {