diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ce1f4242..9a33450c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11457,7 +11457,7 @@
       "name": "@google/gemini-cli-core",
       "version": "0.1.10",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@google/genai": "^1.8.0",
+        "@google/genai": "1.8.0",
         "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.11.0",
         "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.9.0",
         "@opentelemetry/exporter-logs-otlp-grpc": "^0.52.0",
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 9b5f739e..44377c1b 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "dist"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@google/genai": "^1.8.0",
+    "@google/genai": "1.8.0",
     "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.11.0",
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.9.0",
     "@opentelemetry/exporter-logs-otlp-grpc": "^0.52.0",