diff --git a/packages/smithy-aws-event-stream/pyproject.toml b/packages/smithy-aws-event-stream/pyproject.toml
index 081b7761..25a21926 100644
--- a/packages/smithy-aws-event-stream/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/smithy-aws-event-stream/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries"
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "smithy-core~=0.2.0",
+    "smithy-core",
 ]
 
 [project.urls]
diff --git a/packages/smithy-http/pyproject.toml b/packages/smithy-http/pyproject.toml
index 18a5ce0a..f9b609a6 100644
--- a/packages/smithy-http/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/smithy-http/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries"
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "smithy-core~=0.2.0",
+    "smithy-core",
 ]
 
 [project.urls]
diff --git a/packages/smithy-json/pyproject.toml b/packages/smithy-json/pyproject.toml
index d6ebe145..b4c113e8 100644
--- a/packages/smithy-json/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/smithy-json/pyproject.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "ijson>=3.3.0",
-    "smithy-core~=0.2.0",
+    "smithy-core",
 ]
 
 [project.urls]