diff --git a/examples/types-use-ipfs-from-ts/package.json b/examples/types-use-ipfs-from-ts/package.json
index 7cb221364c..06d6482147 100644
--- a/examples/types-use-ipfs-from-ts/package.json
+++ b/examples/types-use-ipfs-from-ts/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "ipfs": "^0.52.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "typescript": "^4.0.3"
+    "typescript": "4.0.x"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "test": "tsc --noEmit"
diff --git a/examples/types-use-ipfs-from-typed-js/package.json b/examples/types-use-ipfs-from-typed-js/package.json
index eaaa039b97..87eb9000f5 100644
--- a/examples/types-use-ipfs-from-typed-js/package.json
+++ b/examples/types-use-ipfs-from-typed-js/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "ipfs": "^0.52.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "typescript": "^4.0.3"
+    "typescript": "4.0.x"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "test": "tsc --noEmit"
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-cli/package.json b/packages/ipfs-cli/package.json
index 68c6c70430..d3b1d0818f 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-cli/package.json
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     "sinon": "^9.0.3",
     "string-argv": "^0.3.1",
     "temp-write": "^4.0.0",
-    "typescript": "^4.0.3"
+    "typescript": "4.0.x"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
     "prom-client": "^12.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core-utils/package.json b/packages/ipfs-core-utils/package.json
index e68d3ac4e5..e6419e6efc 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core-utils/package.json
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "aegir": "^28.2.0",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
-    "typescript": "^4.0.3"
+    "typescript": "4.0.x"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/package.json b/packages/ipfs-core/package.json
index 2f51f07f3e..04e6c576eb 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/package.json
@@ -128,6 +128,6 @@
     "nanoid": "^3.1.12",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
     "sinon": "^9.0.3",
-    "typescript": "^4.0.3"
+    "typescript": "4.0.x"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-client/package.json b/packages/ipfs-http-client/package.json
index c5d43ea04f..9f8984d5cc 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-client/package.json
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     "it-concat": "^1.0.1",
     "nock": "^13.0.2",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
-    "typescript": "^4.0.3"
+    "typescript": "4.0.x"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=10.3.0",
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-gateway/package.json b/packages/ipfs-http-gateway/package.json
index 4057460539..38d853d6ae 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-gateway/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-gateway/package.json
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@
     "file-type": "^16.0.0",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
     "sinon": "^9.0.3",
-    "typescript": "^4.0.3"
+    "typescript": "4.0.x"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-server/package.json b/packages/ipfs-http-server/package.json
index 332fe53014..a2a0ae17ba 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-server/package.json
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
     "sinon": "^9.0.3",
     "stream-to-promise": "^3.0.0",
-    "typescript": "^4.0.3"
+    "typescript": "4.0.x"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
     "prom-client": "^12.0.0"
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-message-port-client/package.json b/packages/ipfs-message-port-client/package.json
index 47f5c48476..3b9aa4d10d 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-message-port-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-message-port-client/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "ipfs-core": "^0.2.1",
     "ipfs-message-port-server": "^0.4.1",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
-    "typescript": "^4.0.3"
+    "typescript": "4.0.x"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=10.3.0",
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-message-port-protocol/package.json b/packages/ipfs-message-port-protocol/package.json
index 9136591b35..17a267d18f 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-message-port-protocol/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-message-port-protocol/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "aegir": "^28.2.0",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
-    "typescript": "^4.0.3",
+    "typescript": "4.0.x",
     "uint8arrays": "^1.1.0"
   },
   "engines": {
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-message-port-server/package.json b/packages/ipfs-message-port-server/package.json
index dd18b495af..1bde0cf287 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-message-port-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-message-port-server/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "@types/it-all": "^1.0.0",
     "aegir": "^28.2.0",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
-    "typescript": "^4.0.3"
+    "typescript": "4.0.x"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=10.3.0",
diff --git a/packages/ipfs/package.json b/packages/ipfs/package.json
index 654766a6c8..6266639a8c 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     "libp2p-webrtc-star": "^0.20.1",
     "merge-options": "^2.0.0",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
-    "typescript": "^4.0.3",
+    "typescript": "4.0.x",
     "wrtc": "^0.4.6"
   },
   "typesVersions": {