diff --git a/packages/better-sqlite/package.json b/packages/better-sqlite/package.json
index aa667a6b1844..b53d8eb93ae0 100644
--- a/packages/better-sqlite/package.json
+++ b/packages/better-sqlite/package.json
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@mikro-orm/knex": "^5.4.0",
+    "@mikro-orm/knex": "~5.4.0",
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     "fs-extra": "10.1.0",
     "sqlstring-sqlite": "0.1.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@mikro-orm/core": "^5.4.0"
+    "@mikro-orm/core": "~5.4.0"
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diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 2cc5ef1eac7e..d98fd92cf45c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -62,17 +62,17 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@mikro-orm/core": "^5.4.0",
-    "@mikro-orm/knex": "^5.4.0",
+    "@mikro-orm/core": "~5.4.0",
+    "@mikro-orm/knex": "~5.4.0",
     "fs-extra": "10.1.0",
     "tsconfig-paths": "4.1.0",
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-    "@mikro-orm/entity-generator": "^5.4.0",
-    "@mikro-orm/migrations": "^5.4.0",
-    "@mikro-orm/seeder": "^5.4.0"
+    "@mikro-orm/entity-generator": "~5.4.0",
+    "@mikro-orm/migrations": "~5.4.0",
+    "@mikro-orm/seeder": "~5.4.0"
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diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index b167e3ef7a63..58632b77ec25 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     "dotenv": "16.0.2",
     "fs-extra": "10.1.0",
     "globby": "11.0.4",
-    "mikro-orm": "^5.4.0",
+    "mikro-orm": "~5.4.0",
     "reflect-metadata": "0.1.13"
   },
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diff --git a/packages/entity-generator/package.json b/packages/entity-generator/package.json
index 7a78ebe5e385..47f99709cafe 100644
--- a/packages/entity-generator/package.json
+++ b/packages/entity-generator/package.json
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@mikro-orm/knex": "^5.4.0",
+    "@mikro-orm/knex": "~5.4.0",
     "fs-extra": "10.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@mikro-orm/core": "^5.4.0"
+    "@mikro-orm/core": "~5.4.0"
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diff --git a/packages/knex/package.json b/packages/knex/package.json
index c1ad09358592..aa9d2504fc28 100644
--- a/packages/knex/package.json
+++ b/packages/knex/package.json
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     "sqlstring": "2.3.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@mikro-orm/core": "^5.4.0"
+    "@mikro-orm/core": "~5.4.0"
   },
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diff --git a/packages/mariadb/package.json b/packages/mariadb/package.json
index 07b0e3d4ffe1..a9f05e314c20 100644
--- a/packages/mariadb/package.json
+++ b/packages/mariadb/package.json
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@mikro-orm/knex": "^5.4.0",
+    "@mikro-orm/knex": "~5.4.0",
     "mariadb": "2.5.6"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@mikro-orm/core": "^5.4.0"
+    "@mikro-orm/core": "~5.4.0"
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diff --git a/packages/migrations-mongodb/package.json b/packages/migrations-mongodb/package.json
index 4f4279593c12..1959ea868686 100644
--- a/packages/migrations-mongodb/package.json
+++ b/packages/migrations-mongodb/package.json
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@mikro-orm/mongodb": "^5.4.0",
+    "@mikro-orm/mongodb": "~5.4.0",
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     "mongodb": "4.9.1",
     "umzug": "3.2.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@mikro-orm/core": "^5.4.0"
+    "@mikro-orm/core": "~5.4.0"
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diff --git a/packages/migrations/package.json b/packages/migrations/package.json
index 35eaa0490c2f..7f664674fcd2 100644
--- a/packages/migrations/package.json
+++ b/packages/migrations/package.json
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@mikro-orm/knex": "^5.4.0",
+    "@mikro-orm/knex": "~5.4.0",
     "fs-extra": "10.1.0",
     "knex": "2.3.0",
     "umzug": "3.2.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@mikro-orm/core": "^5.4.0"
+    "@mikro-orm/core": "~5.4.0"
   },
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diff --git a/packages/mongodb/package.json b/packages/mongodb/package.json
index 8e470f5c32c1..15a286bd70a0 100644
--- a/packages/mongodb/package.json
+++ b/packages/mongodb/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     "mongodb": "4.9.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@mikro-orm/core": "^5.4.0"
+    "@mikro-orm/core": "~5.4.0"
   },
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diff --git a/packages/mysql/package.json b/packages/mysql/package.json
index 663954cd9d16..7d60013194d8 100644
--- a/packages/mysql/package.json
+++ b/packages/mysql/package.json
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@mikro-orm/knex": "^5.4.0",
+    "@mikro-orm/knex": "~5.4.0",
     "mysql2": "2.3.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@mikro-orm/core": "^5.4.0"
+    "@mikro-orm/core": "~5.4.0"
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diff --git a/packages/postgresql/package.json b/packages/postgresql/package.json
index 1c74f21822cf..76d74ff20e2c 100644
--- a/packages/postgresql/package.json
+++ b/packages/postgresql/package.json
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@mikro-orm/knex": "^5.4.0",
+    "@mikro-orm/knex": "~5.4.0",
     "pg": "8.8.0"
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   "devDependencies": {
-    "@mikro-orm/core": "^5.4.0"
+    "@mikro-orm/core": "~5.4.0"
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diff --git a/packages/reflection/package.json b/packages/reflection/package.json
index 1ef606217051..4908621b47b8 100644
--- a/packages/reflection/package.json
+++ b/packages/reflection/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
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   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@mikro-orm/core": "^5.4.0"
+    "@mikro-orm/core": "~5.4.0"
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diff --git a/packages/seeder/package.json b/packages/seeder/package.json
index a06ca3be11a7..3bea6ddcb2a8 100644
--- a/packages/seeder/package.json
+++ b/packages/seeder/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
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   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@mikro-orm/core": "^5.4.0"
+    "@mikro-orm/core": "~5.4.0"
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diff --git a/packages/sqlite/package.json b/packages/sqlite/package.json
index 14413e96faf8..5a5f86c49730 100644
--- a/packages/sqlite/package.json
+++ b/packages/sqlite/package.json
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@mikro-orm/knex": "^5.4.0",
+    "@mikro-orm/knex": "~5.4.0",
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     "sqlstring-sqlite": "0.1.1"
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-    "@mikro-orm/core": "^5.4.0"
+    "@mikro-orm/core": "~5.4.0"
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