diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..53d1c14db3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+v22
diff --git a/packages/platform-rig/bin/update-deps.js b/packages/platform-rig/bin/update-deps.js
index 1db163629b..b509df3b5f 100755
--- a/packages/platform-rig/bin/update-deps.js
+++ b/packages/platform-rig/bin/update-deps.js
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ async function updatePackageDependencies(project, latestVersions, dryRun = false
       }
 
       if (isNewerVersion(currentVersion, latestVersion)) {
-        const prefix = currentVersion.match(/^[\^~]/)?.[0] || '^'
-        const newVersion = `${prefix}${latestVersion}`
+        // Use fixed version without ^ prefix for hcengineering packages
+        const newVersion = latestVersion
 
         changes.push({
           depType,