diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/package.json b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/package.json
index 6c6646197..02c08915d 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/package.json
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         }
     ],
     "dependencies": {
-        "chalk": "4.1.2",
+        "chalk": "^4.1.2",
         "fs-extra": "11.2.0",
         "i18next": "21.10.0",
         "json-stringify-safe": "5.0.1",