diff --git a/extensions/npm/src/clients/BunClient.ts b/extensions/npm/src/clients/BunClient.ts
index d9c0f45..4e8294f 100644
--- a/extensions/npm/src/clients/BunClient.ts
+++ b/extensions/npm/src/clients/BunClient.ts
@@ -57,11 +57,14 @@ export class BunClient extends Client {
       return all.concat({ name, version, isDevDependency });
     }, []);
   }
-  install({ isDev, query }: { query: string; isDev?: boolean }) {
+  install({ isDev, query, exact }: { query: string; isDev?: boolean, exact?: boolean }) {
     const args = ["add", ...query.split(" ")];
     if (isDev) {
       args.push("-d");
     }
+    if (exact) {
+      args.push("--exact");
+    }
     spawn.sync("bun", args, {
       stdio: "inherit",
       cwd: this.#cwd,
diff --git a/extensions/npm/src/clients/NpmClient.ts b/extensions/npm/src/clients/NpmClient.ts
index 0258348..301f3e2 100644
--- a/extensions/npm/src/clients/NpmClient.ts
+++ b/extensions/npm/src/clients/NpmClient.ts
@@ -37,11 +37,14 @@ export class NpmClient extends Client {
       return all.concat({ name, version, isDevDependency });
     }, []);
   }
-  install({ isDev, query }: { isDev?: boolean; query: string }) {
+  install({ isDev, query }: { isDev?: boolean; query: string, exact?: boolean }) {
     const args = ["install", ...query.split(" ")];
     if (isDev) {
       args.push("--save-dev");
     }
+    if (exact) {
+      args.push("--save-exact");
+    }
     spawn.sync("npm", args, {
       stdio: "inherit",
       cwd: this.#cwd,
diff --git a/extensions/npm/src/clients/PnpmClient.ts b/extensions/npm/src/clients/PnpmClient.ts
index c0345e5..53969c4 100644
--- a/extensions/npm/src/clients/PnpmClient.ts
+++ b/extensions/npm/src/clients/PnpmClient.ts
@@ -39,11 +39,14 @@ export class PnpmClient extends Client {
       return all.concat({ name, version, isDevDependency });
     }, []);
   }
-  install({ isDev, query }: { query: string; isDev?: boolean }) {
+  install({ isDev, query, exact }: { query: string; isDev?: boolean, exact?: boolean }) {
     const args = ["add", ...query.split(" ")];
     if (isDev) {
       args.push("-D");
     }
+    if (exact) {
+      args.push("--save-exact");
+    }
     spawn.sync("pnpm", args, {
       stdio: "inherit",
       cwd: this.#cwd,
diff --git a/extensions/npm/src/clients/YarnClient.ts b/extensions/npm/src/clients/YarnClient.ts
index de6ec2d..1701f9a 100644
--- a/extensions/npm/src/clients/YarnClient.ts
+++ b/extensions/npm/src/clients/YarnClient.ts
@@ -57,11 +57,14 @@ export class YarnClient extends Client {
       return all.concat({ name, version, isDevDependency });
     }, []);
   }
-  install({ isDev, query }: { query: string; isDev?: boolean }) {
+  install({ isDev, query, exact }: { query: string; isDev?: boolean, exact?: boolean }) {
     const args = ["add", ...query.split(" ")];
     if (isDev) {
       args.push("--dev");
     }
+    if (exact) {
+      args.push("--exact");
+    }
     spawn.sync("yarn", args, {
       stdio: "inherit",
       cwd: this.#cwd,
diff --git a/extensions/npm/src/controllers/PackageJsonController.ts b/extensions/npm/src/controllers/PackageJsonController.ts
index de2a84b..7ac117d 100644
--- a/extensions/npm/src/controllers/PackageJsonController.ts
+++ b/extensions/npm/src/controllers/PackageJsonController.ts
@@ -105,23 +105,9 @@ export class PackageJsonController extends Controller {
   }) {
     this.clientManager.getClient(data.packageJSON).install({
       query: `${data.name}@${data.version}`,
+      exact: !data.originalVersion.startsWith("^"),
     });
 
-    if (data.originalVersion.startsWith("^")) {
-      const path = Uri.joinPath(
-        workspace.workspaceFolders[0].uri,
-        data.packageJSON
-      ).fsPath;
-      const packageJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path, "utf8"));
-      if (packageJson.dependencies?.[data.name]) {
-        packageJson.dependencies[data.name] = `^${data.version}`;
-      }
-      if (packageJson.devDependencies?.[data.name]) {
-        packageJson.devDependencies[data.name] = `^${data.version}`;
-      }
-      fs.writeFileSync(path, JSON.stringify(packageJson, null, 2));
-    }
-
     return {};
   }