diff --git a/services/document-updater/package.json b/services/document-updater/package.json
index c0c03bfd80..ea4c27cb67 100644
--- a/services/document-updater/package.json
+++ b/services/document-updater/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "metrics-sharelatex": "^2.2.0",
     "mongojs": "^2.6.0",
     "redis-sharelatex": "^1.0.11",
-    "request": "2.47.0",
+    "request": "^2.47.0",
     "requestretry": "^1.12.0",
     "settings-sharelatex": "^1.1.0"
   },