diff --git a/install/package.json b/install/package.json
index 107a92b2b8..2aa1c73db3 100644
--- a/install/package.json
+++ b/install/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         "nconf": "^0.9.1",
         "nodebb-plugin-composer-default": "6.0.12",
         "nodebb-plugin-dbsearch": "2.0.9",
-        "nodebb-plugin-emoji": "2.1.0",
+        "nodebb-plugin-emoji": "^2.1.0",
         "nodebb-plugin-emoji-android": "2.0.0",
         "nodebb-plugin-markdown": "8.3.0",
         "nodebb-plugin-mentions": "2.2.3",