diff --git a/stdlib/aws/aws.cue b/stdlib/aws/aws.cue
index 1a3663c8..e23a88f5 100644
--- a/stdlib/aws/aws.cue
+++ b/stdlib/aws/aws.cue
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ import (
 		op.#Load & {
 			from: alpine.#Image & {
 				"package": package
-				"package": bash:      "=5.1.0-r0"
-				"package": jq:        "=1.6-r1"
-				"package": curl:      "=7.74.0-r1"
-				"package": "aws-cli": "=1.18.177-r0"
+				"package": bash:      "=~5.1"
+				"package": jq:        "=~1.6"
+				"package": curl:      "=~7.74"
+				"package": "aws-cli": "=~1.18"
 			}
 		},
 	]
diff --git a/tests/stdlib/alpine/alpine.cue b/tests/stdlib/alpine/alpine.cue
index 1bcd3e62..19a100d4 100644
--- a/tests/stdlib/alpine/alpine.cue
+++ b/tests/stdlib/alpine/alpine.cue
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 TestImageVersion: {
 	image: alpine.#Image & {
 		// install an old version on purpose
-		version: "3.10.6"
+		version: "3.10.9"
 	}
 
 	test: #up: [
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ TestImageVersion: {
 				"sh",
 				"-ec",
 				"""
-					test "$(cat /etc/alpine-release)" = 3.10.6
+					test "$(cat /etc/alpine-release)" = 3.10.9
 					""",
 			]
 		},
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ TestImageVersion: {
 TestPackageInstall: {
 	image: alpine.#Image & {
 		package: jq:   true
-		package: curl: "=~7.74.0"
+		package: curl: "=~7.76"
+		version: "3.13"
 	}
 
 	test: #up: [
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ TestPackageInstall: {
 			args: ["jq", "--version"]
 		},
 		op.#Exec & {
-			args: ["sh", "-ec", "curl --version | grep -q 7.74.0"]
+			args: ["sh", "-ec", "curl --version | grep -q 7.76"]
 		},
 	]
 }