diff --git a/src/base/utils/version.h b/src/base/utils/version.h
index 22952f7f6..d18df83e0 100644
--- a/src/base/utils/version.h
+++ b/src/base/utils/version.h
@@ -133,19 +133,15 @@ namespace Utils
             return (*this != ThisType {});
         }
 
-        constexpr bool operator==(const ThisType &other) const
+        // TODO: remove manually defined operators and use compiler generated `operator<=>()` in C++20
+        friend bool operator==(const ThisType &left, const ThisType &right)
         {
-            return (m_components == other.m_components);
+            return (left.m_components == right.m_components);
         }
 
-        constexpr bool operator<(const ThisType &other) const
+        friend bool operator<(const ThisType &left, const ThisType &right)
         {
-            return (m_components < other.m_components);
-        }
-
-        constexpr bool operator>(const ThisType &other) const
-        {
-            return (m_components > other.m_components);
+            return (left.m_components < right.m_components);
         }
 
         template <typename StringClassWithSplitMethod>
@@ -198,6 +194,12 @@ namespace Utils
         return !(left == right);
     }
 
+    template <typename T, std::size_t N, std::size_t Mandatory>
+    constexpr bool operator>(const Version<T, N, Mandatory> &left, const Version<T, N, Mandatory> &right)
+    {
+        return (right < left);
+    }
+
     template <typename T, std::size_t N, std::size_t Mandatory>
     constexpr bool operator<=(const Version<T, N, Mandatory> &left, const Version<T, N, Mandatory> &right)
     {