diff --git a/src/zenml/utils/package_utils.py b/src/zenml/utils/package_utils.py
index 5b5115721c5..0b92c1fd532 100644
--- a/src/zenml/utils/package_utils.py
+++ b/src/zenml/utils/package_utils.py
@@ -60,16 +60,30 @@ def clean_requirements(requirements: List[str]) -> List[str]:
 
     Returns:
         Cleaned list of requirements
+
+    Raises:
+        TypeError: If input is not a list
+        ValueError: If any element in the list is not a string
     """
+    if not isinstance(requirements, list):
+        raise TypeError("Input must be a list")
+
+    if not all(isinstance(req, str) for req in requirements):
+        raise ValueError("All elements in the list must be strings")
+
     cleaned = {}
     for req in requirements:
         package = (
             req.split(">=")[0]
             .split("==")[0]
             .split("<")[0]
+            .split("~=")[0]
+            .split("^=")[0]
             .split("[")[0]
             .strip()
         )
-        if package not in cleaned or ("=" in req or ">" in req or "<" in req):
+        if package not in cleaned or any(
+            op in req for op in ["=", ">", "<", "~", "^"]
+        ):
             cleaned[package] = req
     return sorted(cleaned.values())
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_package_utils.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_package_utils.py
index c69e9d4641c..5358babb9ef 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_package_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_package_utils.py
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@
             ["package1>=1.5.0", "package2==2.0.0", "package3<3.0.0"],
         ),
         ([], []),
+        (
+            ["package1~=1.0.0", "package2^=2.0.0", "package3==3.0.0"],
+            ["package1~=1.0.0", "package2^=2.0.0", "package3==3.0.0"],
+        ),
+        (
+            ["package1~=1.0.0", "package1^=1.1.0", "package1==1.2.0"],
+            ["package1==1.2.0"],
+        ),
+        (["package1", "package1~=1.0.0"], ["package1~=1.0.0"]),
     ],
 )
 def test_clean_requirements(input_reqs, expected_output):
@@ -48,7 +57,19 @@ def test_clean_requirements(input_reqs, expected_output):
     assert clean_requirements(input_reqs) == expected_output
 
 
+def test_clean_requirements_type_error():
+    """Test clean_requirements function with wrong input type."""
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        clean_requirements("not a list")
+
+
 def test_clean_requirements_value_error():
     """Test clean_requirements function with wrong input value."""
-    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
         clean_requirements([1, 2, 3])  # List of non-string elements
+
+
+def test_clean_requirements_mixed_types():
+    """Test clean_requirements function with mixed types in list."""
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        clean_requirements(["package1==1.0.0", 2, "package3<3.0.0"])