diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 72e607c..dd02f21 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ categories = ["web-programming"]
 publish = true
 
 [dependencies]
-base64 = { version = "^0.13.0" }
-rand   = { version = "^0.7.3" }
-rocket = { version = "^0.4.5", features = ["private-cookies"] }
+base64 = { version = "0.13.0" }
+rand   = { version = "0.7.3" }
+rocket = { version = "0.4.5", features = ["private-cookies"] }
diff --git a/examples/minimal/Cargo.toml b/examples/minimal/Cargo.toml
index f7081af..4afc368 100644
--- a/examples/minimal/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/minimal/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ edition = "2018"
 publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
-rocket = "^0.4.5"
+rocket = "0.4.5"
 rocket_csrf = { path = "../.." }
-rocket_contrib = { version = "^0.4.5", features = ["handlebars_templates"] }
-serde = "^1.0.117"
-serde_derive = "^1.0.117"
+rocket_contrib = { version = "0.4.5", features = ["handlebars_templates"] }
+serde = "1.0.117"
+serde_derive = "1.0.117"