diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/package.json b/packages/react-scripts/package.json
index b727a3e84b0..7411118de54 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/package.json
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     "react-dom": "^16.3.2"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
-    "fsevents": "1.2.0"
+    "fsevents": "^1.2.0"
   },
   "browserslist": {
     "development": [