diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e9b8ce9ca..a699479f7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "browser-pack": "^6.0.1",
     "browser-resolve": "^1.11.0",
     "browserify-zlib": "~0.2.0",
-    "buffer": "5.2.1",
+    "buffer": "~5.2.1",
     "cached-path-relative": "^1.0.0",
     "concat-stream": "^1.6.0",
     "console-browserify": "^1.1.0",