diff --git a/packages/ses/package.json b/packages/ses/package.json
index 21e2e9c87a..05e284e136 100644
--- a/packages/ses/package.json
+++ b/packages/ses/package.json
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^9.1.0",
     "eslint-plugin-eslint-comments": "^3.2.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.29.1",
-    "hermes-engine-cli": "0.12.0",
+    "hermes-engine-cli": "^0.12.0",
     "prettier": "^3.2.5",
     "sinon": "^15.1.0",
     "terser": "^5.16.6",