diff --git a/src/util/semanticversion.h b/src/util/semanticversion.h
index b7eb1ae3a2e..c8a9a9f276e 100644
--- a/src/util/semanticversion.h
+++ b/src/util/semanticversion.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <compare>
+#include <tuple>
 
 class QString;
 
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@ class SemanticVersion {
     friend constexpr std::strong_ordering operator<=>(
             const SemanticVersion&, const SemanticVersion&) noexcept;
 
+    friend constexpr bool operator==(
+            const SemanticVersion&, const SemanticVersion&) noexcept;
+
     // Do not change the order because the synthesized comparison operators
     // depend on it!
     unsigned int majorVersion;
@@ -36,9 +40,21 @@ class SemanticVersion {
     // you should not be able to create an invalid version easily from the outside
     constexpr SemanticVersion()
             : SemanticVersion(0, 0, 0){};
+    // make tuple, which is used for the implementation of the comparison operators
+    constexpr std::tuple<unsigned int, unsigned int, unsigned int> makeTuple() const {
+        return std::tie(majorVersion, minorVersion, patchVersion);
+    }
 };
 
+// TODO: replace with = default (synthesized) implementations once widely
+// supported on target compilers.
 constexpr std::strong_ordering operator<=>(
-        const SemanticVersion&, const SemanticVersion&) noexcept = default;
-
+        const SemanticVersion& lhs, const SemanticVersion& rhs) noexcept {
+    return lhs.makeTuple() <=> rhs.makeTuple();
+}
+
+constexpr bool operator==(
+        const SemanticVersion& lhs, const SemanticVersion& rhs) noexcept {
+    return lhs.makeTuple() == rhs.makeTuple();
+}
 } // namespace mixxx