diff --git a/docs/package_templates/autotools_package/all/conanfile.py b/docs/package_templates/autotools_package/all/conanfile.py
index 2bd1c8b1bd5e9..c08a33c668f62 100644
--- a/docs/package_templates/autotools_package/all/conanfile.py
+++ b/docs/package_templates/autotools_package/all/conanfile.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def build_requirements(self):
         self.tool_requires("libtool/x.y.z")
         # only if upstream configure.ac relies on PKG_CHECK_MODULES macro
         if not self.conf.get("tools.gnu:pkg_config", check_type=str):
-            self.tool_requires("pkgconf/x.y.z")
+            self.tool_requires("pkgconf/[>=1.2.3 <2]")
         # required to suppport windows as a build machine
         if self._settings_build.os == "Windows":
             self.win_bash = True
diff --git a/docs/package_templates/meson_package/all/conanfile.py b/docs/package_templates/meson_package/all/conanfile.py
index 617e18d12f4ad..172c9c688ab22 100644
--- a/docs/package_templates/meson_package/all/conanfile.py
+++ b/docs/package_templates/meson_package/all/conanfile.py
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ def validate(self):
     # if another tool than the compiler or Meson is required to build the project (pkgconf, bison, flex etc)
     def build_requirements(self):
         # CCI policy assumes that Meson may not be installed on consumers machine
-        self.tool_requires("meson/1.2.3")
+        self.tool_requires("meson/[>=1.2.3 <2]")
         # pkgconf is largely used by Meson, it should be added in build requirement when there are dependencies
         if not self.conf.get("tools.gnu:pkg_config", default=False, check_type=str):
-            self.tool_requires("pkgconf/2.0.3")
+            self.tool_requires("pkgconf/[>=2.2 <3]")
 
     def source(self):
         get(self, **self.conan_data["sources"][self.version], strip_root=True)
diff --git a/docs/package_templates/meson_package/all/test_package/conanfile.py b/docs/package_templates/meson_package/all/test_package/conanfile.py
index 8adddf3b7b73c..3064d349d2d58 100644
--- a/docs/package_templates/meson_package/all/test_package/conanfile.py
+++ b/docs/package_templates/meson_package/all/test_package/conanfile.py
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ def requirements(self):
         self.requires(self.tested_reference_str)
 
     def build_requirements(self):
-        self.tool_requires("meson/1.2.3")
+        self.tool_requires("meson/[>=1.2.3 <2]")
         if not self.conf.get("tools.gnu:pkg_config", default=False, check_type=str):
-            self.tool_requires("pkgconf/2.0.3")
+            self.tool_requires("pkgconf/[>=2.2 <3]")
 
     def build(self):
         meson = Meson(self)