diff --git a/labs/sled-state-inspector/Cargo.toml b/labs/sled-state-inspector/Cargo.toml
index 5032c59af3b..268ee89c46e 100644
--- a/labs/sled-state-inspector/Cargo.toml
+++ b/labs/sled-state-inspector/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
 atty = "0.2.14"
-clap = "3.1.12"
+clap = "~3.1.12"
 futures = { version = "0.3.21", default-features = false, features = ["executor"] }
 matrix-sdk-base = { path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk-base", version = "0.5.0" }
 matrix-sdk-sled = { path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk-sled", version = "0.1.0" }
diff --git a/xtask/Cargo.toml b/xtask/Cargo.toml
index c54ae06a777..c6ef52ea110 100644
--- a/xtask/Cargo.toml
+++ b/xtask/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = { version = "3.1.12", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "~3.1.12", features = ["derive"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.136", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.79"
 xshell = "0.1.17"