diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Console/Gpm/InstallCommand.php b/system/src/Grav/Console/Gpm/InstallCommand.php
index bccdb8fb1..caea451b3 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Console/Gpm/InstallCommand.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Console/Gpm/InstallCommand.php
@@ -248,6 +248,30 @@ class InstallCommand extends ConsoleCommand
     }
 
     /**
+     * Check if the passed version information contains next significant release (tilde) operator
+     *
+     * Example: returns true for $version: '~2.0'
+     *
+     * @param $version
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function versionFormatIsNextSignificantRelease($version) {
+        return substr($version, 0, 1) == '~';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if the passed version information contains equal or higher operator
+     *
+     * Example: returns true for $version: '>=2.0'
+     *
+     * @param $version
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function versionFormatIsEqualOrHigher($version) {
+        return substr($version, 0, 2) == '>=';
+    }
 
     /**
      * Check if two releases are compatible by next significant release
diff --git a/tests/unit/Grav/Console/Gpm/InstallCommandTest.php b/tests/unit/Grav/Console/Gpm/InstallCommandTest.php
index b16bc6ee3..d25d3d43e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Grav/Console/Gpm/InstallCommandTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/Grav/Console/Gpm/InstallCommandTest.php
@@ -114,6 +114,24 @@ class InstallCommandTest extends \Codeception\TestCase\Test
         $this->assertTrue(count($dependencies) == 1);
         $this->assertTrue($dependencies['errors'] == '>=4.0');
 
+    public function testVersionFormatIsNextSignificantRelease()
+    {
+        $this->assertFalse($this->installCommand->versionFormatIsNextSignificantRelease('>=1.0'));
+        $this->assertFalse($this->installCommand->versionFormatIsNextSignificantRelease('>=2.3.4'));
+        $this->assertFalse($this->installCommand->versionFormatIsNextSignificantRelease('>=2.3.x'));
+        $this->assertFalse($this->installCommand->versionFormatIsNextSignificantRelease('1.0'));
+        $this->assertTrue($this->installCommand->versionFormatIsNextSignificantRelease('~2.3.x'));
+        $this->assertTrue($this->installCommand->versionFormatIsNextSignificantRelease('~2.0'));
+    }
+
+    public function testVersionFormatIsEqualOrHigher()
+    {
+        $this->assertTrue($this->installCommand->versionFormatIsEqualOrHigher('>=1.0'));
+        $this->assertTrue($this->installCommand->versionFormatIsEqualOrHigher('>=2.3.4'));
+        $this->assertTrue($this->installCommand->versionFormatIsEqualOrHigher('>=2.3.x'));
+        $this->assertFalse($this->installCommand->versionFormatIsEqualOrHigher('~2.3.x'));
+        $this->assertFalse($this->installCommand->versionFormatIsEqualOrHigher('1.0'));
+    }
 
     public function testCheckNextSignificantReleasesAreCompatible()
     {