diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0001bad76b..85d053d133 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ members = [
 
 exclude = [
     "proto-compiler"
-]
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/Cargo.toml b/modules/Cargo.toml
index 5004b74c62..a99983232e 100644
--- a/modules/Cargo.toml
+++ b/modules/Cargo.toml
@@ -33,17 +33,17 @@ regex = "1"
 bech32 = "0.7.2"
 
 [dependencies.tendermint]
-version = "0.17.0-rc3"
+version = "=0.17.0-rc3"
 
 [dependencies.tendermint-rpc]
-version = "0.17.0-rc3"
+version = "=0.17.0-rc3"
 features = ["http-client", "websocket-client"]
 
 [dependencies.tendermint-light-client]
-version = "0.17.0-rc3"
+version = "=0.17.0-rc3"
 
 [dependencies.tendermint-proto]
-version = "0.17.0-rc3"
+version = "=0.17.0-rc3"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tokio = { version = "0.2", features = ["macros"] }
diff --git a/proto/Cargo.toml b/proto/Cargo.toml
index 2fff89d6fc..bc7cb07746 100644
--- a/proto/Cargo.toml
+++ b/proto/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ thiserror = "1.0"
 tonic = "0.3.1"
 
 [dependencies.tendermint-proto]
-version = "0.17.0-rc3"
+version = "=0.17.0-rc3"
diff --git a/relayer-cli/Cargo.toml b/relayer-cli/Cargo.toml
index 35679ff5ec..72abc0b171 100644
--- a/relayer-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/relayer-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,17 +26,17 @@ prost-types = { version = "0.6.1" }
 hex = "0.4"
 
 [dependencies.tendermint-proto]
-version = "0.17.0-rc3"
+version = "=0.17.0-rc3"
 
 [dependencies.tendermint]
-version = "0.17.0-rc3"
+version = "=0.17.0-rc3"
 
 [dependencies.tendermint-rpc]
-version = "0.17.0-rc3"
+version = "=0.17.0-rc3"
 features = ["http-client", "websocket-client"]
 
 [dependencies.tendermint-light-client]
-version = "0.17.0-rc3"
+version = "=0.17.0-rc3"
 
 [dependencies.abscissa_core]
 version = "0.5.2"
diff --git a/relayer/Cargo.toml b/relayer/Cargo.toml
index b13af522e4..b060c44432 100644
--- a/relayer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/relayer/Cargo.toml
@@ -37,16 +37,16 @@ bech32 = "0.7.2"
 tonic = "0.3.1"
 
 [dependencies.tendermint]
-version = "0.17.0-rc3"
+version = "=0.17.0-rc3"
 
 [dependencies.tendermint-rpc]
-version = "0.17.0-rc3"
+version = "=0.17.0-rc3"
 features = ["http-client", "websocket-client"]
 
 [dependencies.tendermint-light-client]
-version = "0.17.0-rc3"
+version = "=0.17.0-rc3"
 
 [dependencies.tendermint-proto]
-version = "0.17.0-rc3"
+version = "=0.17.0-rc3"
 
 [dev-dependencies]