diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 1a60f84f816d7aab4892852cae89492c23b7e1fb..dd2a896d07232658edc811efdeaa9c9023f85852 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+smasch (1.0.0~beta.1-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * bug fix: npm dependencies must be more strict
+
+ -- Piotr Gawron <piotr.gawron@uni.lu>  Thu, 17 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0200
+
 smasch (1.0.0~beta.1-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * bug fix: python dependencies are not in conflict
diff --git a/smash/package.json b/smash/package.json
index 12afa34f283323046658fa287d1b87b365a840b1..c596222f6c562ffb7b22240df2125ed9514cbb3a 100644
--- a/smash/package.json
+++ b/smash/package.json
@@ -9,27 +9,27 @@
   "author": "",
   "license": "GPLv3",
   "dependencies": {
-    "admin-lte": "^2.3.7",
-    "awesomplete": "^1.1.5",
-    "bootstrap": "^3.3.6",
-    "bootstrap-datepicker": "^1.7.0",
-    "cookieconsent": "^3.1.1",
-    "datatables.net-bs": "^1.10.22",
-    "datatables.net-buttons": "^1.6.5",
-    "datatables.net-buttons-bs": "^1.6.5",
-    "eonasdan-bootstrap-datetimepicker": "^4.17.47",
-    "font-awesome": "^4.7.0",
-    "fullcalendar": "^3.4.0",
-    "fullcalendar-scheduler": "^1.6.2",
-    "html2canvas": "^0.5.0-beta3",
-    "icheck": "^1.0.2",
-    "ionicons": "^2.0.1",
-    "jquery": "^2.2.4",
-    "jquery-ui-dist": "^1.12.1",
-    "jspdf": "^1.3.2",
-    "jszip": "^3.5.0",
-    "moment": "^2.11.2",
-    "moment-range": "^3.1.1",
-    "pdfmake": "^0.1.68"
+    "admin-lte": "~2.3.7",
+    "awesomplete": "~1.1.5",
+    "bootstrap": "~3.3.6",
+    "bootstrap-datepicker": "~1.7.0",
+    "cookieconsent": "~3.1.1",
+    "datatables.net-bs": "~1.10.22",
+    "datatables.net-buttons": "~1.6.5",
+    "datatables.net-buttons-bs": "~1.6.5",
+    "eonasdan-bootstrap-datetimepicker": "~4.17.47",
+    "font-awesome": "~4.7.0",
+    "fullcalendar": "~3.4.0",
+    "fullcalendar-scheduler": "~1.6.2",
+    "html2canvas": "~0.5.0-beta3",
+    "icheck": "~1.0.2",
+    "ionicons": "~2.0.1",
+    "jquery": "~2.2.4",
+    "jquery-ui-dist": "~1.12.1",
+    "jspdf": "~1.3.2",
+    "jszip": "~3.5.0",
+    "moment": "~2.11.2",
+    "moment-range": "~3.1.1",
+    "pdfmake": "~0.1.68"
   }
 }