diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8a93b6e..6c78c48 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -37,29 +37,29 @@ path = "src/grm/main.rs"
 [dependencies]
 
 [dependencies.toml]
-version = "0.5.8"
+version = "=0.5.8"
 
 [dependencies.serde]
-version = "1.0.130"
+version = "=1.0.130"
 features = ["derive"]
 
 [dependencies.git2]
-version = "0.13.24"
+version = "=0.13.24"
 
 [dependencies.shellexpand]
-version = "2.1.0"
+version = "=2.1.0"
 
 [dependencies.clap]
-version = "3.0.0-beta.5"
+version = "=3.0.0-beta.5"
 
 [dependencies.console]
-version = "0.15.0"
+version = "=0.15.0"
 
 [dependencies.regex]
-version = "1.5.4"
+version = "=1.5.4"
 
 [dependencies.comfy-table]
-version = "5.0.0"
+version = "=5.0.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies.tempdir]
-version = "0.3.7"
+version = "=0.3.7"
diff --git a/depcheck/update-cargo-dependencies.py b/depcheck/update-cargo-dependencies.py
index c146432..acb8605 100755
--- a/depcheck/update-cargo-dependencies.py
+++ b/depcheck/update-cargo-dependencies.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ update_necessary = False
 
 for tier in ["dependencies", "dev-dependencies"]:
     for name, dependency in cargo[tier].items():
-        version = dependency["version"]
+        version = dependency["version"].lstrip("=")
         if len(name) >= 4:
             info_file = f"{INDEX_DIR}/{name[0:2]}/{name[2:4]}/{name}"
         elif len(name) == 3:
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ for tier in ["dependencies", "dev-dependencies"]:
                 print(
                     f"{name}: New version found: {latest_version} (current {current_version})"
                 )
-                cargo[tier][name]["version"] = str(latest_version)
+                cargo[tier][name]["version"] = f"={str(latest_version)}"
 
 
 if update_necessary is True: