Yes, you can specify an exact version in package.json. The easiest way is by adding "-E" when installing: npm install chalk -ES yarn add chalk -ES The

Yes, you can specify an exact version in package.json. The easiest way is by adding "-E" when installing: npm install chalk -ES yarn add chalk -ES The -S installs and saves to package.json (equiv to requirements.txt). That results in: "dependencies": { "chalk": "5.0.0" } which is an exact dependency. By default npm and yarn use "^5.0.0" which means minor upgrades are allowed (5.x.x).