Finding fixVersion with a certain single value?

[boardtc]

Searching for fixVersion = "a single value" is pulling in the issues where "a single value" is one of a number of values. How can I just get the single value entries?

[Jobin Kuruvilla [Adaptavist] · Accepted solution]

That is how any multi select components (including versions, components, multi valued customfields etc) work. I guess you are stuck with it unless you do some development.

[boardtc]

JQL has redefined what equals means, this is totally bogus imho.

What use cases exist that this usage satisfies, which would not be covered by using the IN keyword?

If I know all the possible entries I can negate to find what I want, but that is unsatisfactory.

[boardtc]

I'm hoping someone might have some crafty JQL ideas to get aorund this limitation