diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 797dca1..ff08d4b 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ export const run = async (): Promise<void> => {
     const appPackageJsonStr = readFileSync(resolve(details.dir, 'example-app', 'package.json'), 'utf8');
     const appPackageJsonObj = JSON.parse(appPackageJsonStr);
     appPackageJsonObj.dependencies[details.name] = 'file:..';
-    appPackageJsonObj.dependencies['@capacitor/ios'] = CAPACITOR_VERSION;
-    appPackageJsonObj.dependencies['@capacitor/android'] = CAPACITOR_VERSION;
+    appPackageJsonObj.dependencies['@capacitor/ios'] = `^${CAPACITOR_VERSION}`;
+    appPackageJsonObj.dependencies['@capacitor/android'] = `^${CAPACITOR_VERSION}`;
     delete appPackageJsonObj.dependencies['@capacitor/camera'];
     delete appPackageJsonObj.dependencies['@capacitor/splash-screen'];