diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 60e9a2dada..f001ccbf16 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
     "libp2p-secio": "~0.8.1",
     "libp2p-tcp": "~0.11.1",
     "libp2p-webrtc-star": "~0.13.2",
-    "libp2p-websocket-star": "^0.5.1",
+    "libp2p-websocket-star": "~0.5.1",
     "libp2p-websockets": "~0.10.4",
     "lodash.flatmap": "^4.5.0",
     "lodash.get": "^4.4.2",