diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index 35f72e35e1..5432032321 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
     "redux-mock-store": "1.5.4",
     "redux-saga-test-plan": "4.0.4",
     "serve": "13.0.2",
-    "ts-node": "^10.4.0",
+    "ts-node": "10.4.0",
     "webpack": "5.67.0",
     "webpack-cli": "4.9.2"
   }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f5dca56969..b217a77834 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
         "process": "0.11.10",
         "shx": "0.3.4",
         "start-server-and-test": "1.14.0",
-        "ts-node": "^10.4.0",
+        "ts-node": "10.4.0",
         "typescript": "4.5.5",
         "webpack-bundle-analyzer": "4.5.0"
       },
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
         "redux-mock-store": "1.5.4",
         "redux-saga-test-plan": "4.0.4",
         "serve": "13.0.2",
-        "ts-node": "^10.4.0",
+        "ts-node": "10.4.0",
         "webpack": "5.67.0",
         "webpack-cli": "4.9.2"
       },
@@ -52921,7 +52921,7 @@
       "version": "0.0.0-next.1",
       "license": "(BSD-3-Clause AND CC-BY-SA-4.0)",
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@types/mock-fs": "^4.13.1",
+        "@types/mock-fs": "4.13.1",
         "bson-objectid": "2.0.2",
         "cross-env": "7.0.3",
         "gray-matter": "4.0.3",
@@ -55819,7 +55819,7 @@
         "store": "2.0.12",
         "stream-browserify": "3.0.0",
         "tone": "14.7.77",
-        "ts-node": "^10.4.0",
+        "ts-node": "10.4.0",
         "typescript": "4.5.5",
         "uuid": "8.3.2",
         "validator": "13.7.0",
@@ -55954,7 +55954,7 @@
     "@freecodecamp/curriculum-helper-scripts": {
       "version": "file:tools/challenge-helper-scripts",
       "requires": {
-        "@types/mock-fs": "^4.13.1",
+        "@types/mock-fs": "4.13.1",
         "bson-objectid": "2.0.2",
         "cross-env": "7.0.3",
         "gray-matter": "4.0.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 71107e8b77..5d67ea948c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
     "process": "0.11.10",
     "shx": "0.3.4",
     "start-server-and-test": "1.14.0",
-    "ts-node": "^10.4.0",
+    "ts-node": "10.4.0",
     "typescript": "4.5.5",
     "webpack-bundle-analyzer": "4.5.0"
   }
diff --git a/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/package.json b/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/package.json
index 04ea393348..fcc6d83461 100644
--- a/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/package.json
+++ b/tools/challenge-helper-scripts/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "create-project": "ts-node create-project"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/mock-fs": "^4.13.1",
+    "@types/mock-fs": "4.13.1",
     "bson-objectid": "2.0.2",
     "cross-env": "7.0.3",
     "gray-matter": "4.0.3",