diff --git a/src/JsonApiDotNetCore/JsonApiDotNetCore.csproj b/src/JsonApiDotNetCore/JsonApiDotNetCore.csproj
index ccebe08784..53649bb7e7 100755
--- a/src/JsonApiDotNetCore/JsonApiDotNetCore.csproj
+++ b/src/JsonApiDotNetCore/JsonApiDotNetCore.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <VersionPrefix>2.2.2</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>2.2.3</VersionPrefix>
     <TargetFrameworks>$(NetStandardVersion)</TargetFrameworks>
     <AssemblyName>JsonApiDotNetCore</AssemblyName>
     <PackageId>JsonApiDotNetCore</PackageId>
diff --git a/src/JsonApiDotNetCore/Services/QueryComposer.cs b/src/JsonApiDotNetCore/Services/QueryComposer.cs
index 8fbf16339b..8e0819a438 100644
--- a/src/JsonApiDotNetCore/Services/QueryComposer.cs
+++ b/src/JsonApiDotNetCore/Services/QueryComposer.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ public string Compose(IJsonApiContext jsonApiContext)
         private string ComposeSingleFilter(FilterQuery query)
         {
             var result = "&filter";
-            result += QueryConstants.OPEN_BRACKET + query.Attribute + QueryConstants.CLOSE_BRACKET + query.Operation + query.Value;
+            var operation = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query.Operation) ? query.Operation : query.Operation + ":";
+            result += QueryConstants.OPEN_BRACKET + query.Attribute + QueryConstants.CLOSE_BRACKET + "=" + operation + query.Value;
             return result;
         }
     }
diff --git a/test/UnitTests/Services/QueryComposerTests.cs b/test/UnitTests/Services/QueryComposerTests.cs
index e1bd892756..91df486212 100644
--- a/test/UnitTests/Services/QueryComposerTests.cs
+++ b/test/UnitTests/Services/QueryComposerTests.cs
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ public QueryComposerTests()
         }
 
         [Fact]
-        public void Can_Compose_FilterStringForUrl()
+        public void Can_ComposeEqual_FilterStringForUrl()
         {
             // arrange
-            var filter = new FilterQuery("attribute", "value", "=");
+            var filter = new FilterQuery("attribute", "value", "eq");
             var querySet = new QuerySet();
             List<FilterQuery> filters = new List<FilterQuery>();
             filters.Add(filter);
@@ -34,7 +34,30 @@ public void Can_Compose_FilterStringForUrl()
             // act
             var filterString = queryComposer.Compose(_jsonApiContext.Object);
             // assert
-            Assert.Equal("&filter[attribute]=value", filterString);
+            Assert.Equal("&filter[attribute]=eq:value", filterString);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Can_ComposeLessThan_FilterStringForUrl()
+        {
+            // arrange
+            var filter = new FilterQuery("attribute", "value", "le");
+            var filter2 = new FilterQuery("attribute2", "value2", "");
+            var querySet = new QuerySet();
+            List<FilterQuery> filters = new List<FilterQuery>();
+            filters.Add(filter);
+            filters.Add(filter2);
+            querySet.Filters = filters;
+
+            _jsonApiContext
+                .Setup(m => m.QuerySet)
+                .Returns(querySet);
+
+            var queryComposer = new QueryComposer();
+            // act
+            var filterString = queryComposer.Compose(_jsonApiContext.Object);
+            // assert
+            Assert.Equal("&filter[attribute]=le:value&filter[attribute2]=value2", filterString);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -54,4 +77,4 @@ public void NoFilter_Compose_EmptyStringReturned()
             Assert.Equal("", filterString); 
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}