diff --git a/poky/meta/lib/oe/patch.py b/poky/meta/lib/oe/patch.py
index f43cf04..2b1eee1 100644
--- a/poky/meta/lib/oe/patch.py
+++ b/poky/meta/lib/oe/patch.py
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+#
+
 import oe.path
 import oe.types
 
@@ -847,6 +851,7 @@
 
 
 def should_apply(parm, d):
+    import bb.utils
     if "mindate" in parm or "maxdate" in parm:
         pn = d.getVar('PN')
         srcdate = d.getVar('SRCDATE_%s' % pn)
@@ -883,5 +888,15 @@
         if srcrev and parm["notrev"] in srcrev:
             return False, "doesn't apply to revision"
 
+    if "maxver" in parm:
+        pv = d.getVar('PV')
+        if bb.utils.vercmp_string_op(pv, parm["maxver"], ">"):
+            return False, "applies to earlier version"
+
+    if "minver" in parm:
+        pv = d.getVar('PV')
+        if bb.utils.vercmp_string_op(pv, parm["minver"], "<"):
+            return False, "applies to later version"
+
     return True, None