diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8f51024ed..c593e615f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ exclude = [ "files" ]
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
-serde = { version = "1.0.149", features = ["derive"] }
+serde = { version = "=1.0.149", features = ["derive"] }
 
 # Make snapshot testing faster
 [profile.dev.package.insta]
diff --git a/crates/mdbook-aquascope/Cargo.toml b/crates/mdbook-aquascope/Cargo.toml
index 959c148c8..b030739b2 100644
--- a/crates/mdbook-aquascope/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/mdbook-aquascope/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/cognitive-engineering-lab/aquascope"
 dev = ["mdbook-preprocessor-utils/testing"]
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "4.3.24", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "=4.3.24", features = ["derive"] }
 mdbook-preprocessor-utils = "0.2.0"
 nom = "7"
 nom_locate = "4"