diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index 0601c2c401..e0a66f7ae8 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
     "stream-browserify": "3.0.0",
     "tone": "14.7.77",
     "typescript": "4.5.5",
-    "util": "^0.12.4",
+    "util": "0.12.4",
     "uuid": "8.3.2",
     "validator": "13.7.0"
   },
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b66d2aef3c..eb7061ccdd 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@
         "stream-browserify": "3.0.0",
         "tone": "14.7.77",
         "typescript": "4.5.5",
+        "util": "0.12.4",
         "uuid": "8.3.2",
         "validator": "13.7.0"
       },
@@ -55724,6 +55725,7 @@
         "tone": "14.7.77",
         "ts-node": "10.5.0",
         "typescript": "4.5.5",
+        "util": "0.12.4",
         "uuid": "8.3.2",
         "validator": "13.7.0",
         "webpack": "5.69.1",