diff --git a/packages/@contentlayer/core/package.json b/packages/@contentlayer/core/package.json
index 19eeff31..c9a3c96c 100644
--- a/packages/@contentlayer/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/@contentlayer/core/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "date-fns": "2.x",
-    "esbuild": "0.11.x || 0.12.x || 0.13.x",
+    "esbuild": "^0.12.1 || 0.13.x",
     "markdown-wasm": "1.x"
   },
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "camel-case": "^4.1.2",
     "comment-json": "^4.2.2",
     "date-fns": "2.x",
-    "esbuild": "0.11.x || 0.12.x || 0.13.x || 0.14.x",
+    "esbuild": "^0.12.1 || 0.13.x || 0.14.x",
     "gray-matter": "^4.0.3",
     "mdx-bundler": "^9.0.0",
     "rehype-stringify": "^9.0.3",