What do you do when you need a 1 character change in a dependency? This added friction means you will do something unsavory to rush out a fix for yourself inst

What do you do when you need a 1 character change in a dependency? This added friction means you will do something unsavory to rush out a fix for yourself instead of fixing it in the dependency, waiting for a release, bumping the version of your dependency, then finally making your own release.