diff --git a/json_rpc.nimble b/json_rpc.nimble
index be784a4..248bdfd 100644
--- a/json_rpc.nimble
+++ b/json_rpc.nimble
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ requires "nim >= 1.6.0",
          "stew",
          "nimcrypto",
          "stint",
-         "chronos ^= 4.0.3",
-         "httputils ^= 0.3.0",
+         "chronos >= 4.0.3 & < 4.1.0",
+         "httputils >= 0.3.0 & < 0.4.0",
          "chronicles",
          "websock",
          "json_serialization",