diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bbeddbfe..b59bb0ed 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-promise": "3.8.0",
     "eslint-plugin-standard": "2.3.1",
     "ghooks": "1.3.2",
-    "in-publish": "^2.0.0",
+    "in-publish": "2.0.0",
     "mocha": "3.5.3",
     "node-uuid": "1.4.8",
     "nodemon": "1.17.5",