diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/adios/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/adios/package.py
index 2536ee8130..3fabaff020 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/adios/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/adios/package.py
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ class Adios(AutotoolsPackage):
     depends_on('bzip2', when='+bzip2')
     depends_on('szip', when='+szip')
     depends_on('sz@:1.4.10', when='@:1.12.0 +sz')
-    depends_on('sz@1.4.11.0:', when='@1.13.0 +sz')
-    depends_on('sz@1.4.12.3:', when='@1.13.1: +sz')
+    depends_on('sz@1.4.11.0:1.4.11.99', when='@1.13.0 +sz')
+    depends_on('sz@1.4.12.3:1.4.12.99', when='@1.13.1: +sz')
     depends_on('zfp@:0.5.0', when='+zfp')
     depends_on('lz4', when='+lz4')
     depends_on('c-blosc@1.12.0:', when='+blosc')