diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff585a5..8a9c2ec 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ to update this with your PR.
 changelog
 ---------
 
+* `1.16.1` Use `~` instead of `^` in `dependencies` (may be needed by some really old npm versions)
 * `1.16.0` Fix `dependencies` to prevent major package updates
 * `1.15.0` Switch to coffeescript package
 * `1.14.6` Update dependencies to resolve `npm audit` issues
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 897e8e0..963784d 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "jasmine-node",
-  "version": "1.16.0",
+  "version": "1.16.1",
   "description": "DOM-less simple JavaScript BDD testing framework for Node",
   "contributors": [
     "Martin Häger <martin.haeger@gmail.com>",
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@
   ],
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "coffeescript": "^1.0.1",
+    "coffeescript": "~1.12.7",
     "gaze": "~1.1.2",
     "jasmine-growl-reporter": "~1.0.1",
     "jasmine-reporters": "~1.0.0",
     "mkdirp": "~0.3.5",
-    "requirejs": "^2.3.6",
-    "underscore": "^1.9.1",
+    "requirejs": "~2.3.6",
+    "underscore": "~1.9.1",
     "walkdir": "~0.0.12"
   },
   "bin": "bin/jasmine-node",