diff --git a/packages/platform-rig/bin/update-deps.js b/packages/platform-rig/bin/update-deps.js
index b509df3b5f..1db163629b 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)) {
-        // Use fixed version without ^ prefix for hcengineering packages
-        const newVersion = latestVersion
+        const prefix = currentVersion.match(/^[\^~]/)?.[0] || '^'
+        const newVersion = `${prefix}${latestVersion}`
 
         changes.push({
           depType,