diff --git a/sdk/python/packages/flet-cli/src/flet_cli/utils/project_dependencies.py b/sdk/python/packages/flet-cli/src/flet_cli/utils/project_dependencies.py
index 2cae6d72d..35df3b3c5 100644
--- a/sdk/python/packages/flet-cli/src/flet_cli/utils/project_dependencies.py
+++ b/sdk/python/packages/flet-cli/src/flet_cli/utils/project_dependencies.py
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ def format_dependency_version(dependency_name: str, dependency_value: Any):
         if isinstance(dependency_value, dict):
             version = dependency_value.get("version")
             if version:
-                sep = "=="
-                value = version
+                value = version.replace(" ", "")
             else:
                 git_url = dependency_value.get("git")
                 if git_url:
@@ -87,19 +86,27 @@ def format_dependency_version(dependency_name: str, dependency_value: Any):
             if markers is not None:
                 suffix = f";{markers}"
         else:
-            value = dependency_value
-            sep = "=="
+            value = dependency_value.replace(" ", "")
+            sep = ""
 
         if value.startswith("^"):
             sep = ">="
             value = value[1:]
+        elif "*" in value:
+            sep = ""
+            value = ""
         elif value.startswith("~"):
-            sep = "~="
-            value = value[1:]
-            return f"{dependency_name}~={value[1:]}"
-        elif "<" in value or ">" in value:
             sep = ""
-            value = value.replace(" ", "")
+            if "~=" not in value:
+                value = value.replace("~", "~=")
+        elif any(s in value for s in ("!", "<", ">")):
+            sep = ""
+            for s in ("!", "<"):
+                if s in value:
+                    value = value.replace(s, f" {s}")
+                    break
+        elif value[0].isdigit():
+            sep = "=="
 
         return f"{dependency_name}{sep}{value}{suffix}"
 
@@ -128,6 +135,16 @@ def get_project_dependencies(
     if project_dependencies is None:
         return None
 
-    dependencies = set(project_dependencies)
+    dependencies: set[str] = set()
+
+    for dep in project_dependencies:
+        for sep in ("<=", "<", "!"):
+            if sep in dep:
+                dep = dep.replace(" ", "")
+                value, _, suffix = dep.partition(sep)
+                dependencies.add(f"{value} {sep}{suffix}")
+                break
+        else:
+            dependencies.add(dep.replace(" ", ""))
 
     return sorted(dependencies)