diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e72551516..dca5edf85 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ yes      = { optional=true, version="0.0.9", package="uu_yes", path="src/uu/yes"
 #pin_cc = { version="1.0.61, < 1.0.62", package="cc" } ## cc v1.0.62 has compiler errors for MinRustV v1.32.0, requires 1.34 (for `std::str::split_ascii_whitespace()`)
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-chrono = "0.4.11"
+chrono = "^0.4.11"
 conv = "0.3"
 filetime = "0.2"
 glob = "0.3.0"
diff --git a/src/uu/date/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/date/Cargo.toml
index f08c9668d..7e7d033f5 100644
--- a/src/uu/date/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/date/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 path = "src/date.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-chrono = "0.4.4"
+chrono = "^0.4.11"
 clap = { version = "2.33", features = ["wrap_help"] }
 uucore = { version=">=0.0.11", package="uucore", path="../../uucore" }
 uucore_procs = { version=">=0.0.8", package="uucore_procs", path="../../uucore_procs" }
diff --git a/src/uu/du/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/du/Cargo.toml
index 4018e7aef..b4bbdab1d 100644
--- a/src/uu/du/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/du/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ path = "src/du.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 clap = { version = "2.33", features = ["wrap_help"] }
-chrono = "0.4"
+chrono = "^0.4.11"
 uucore = { version=">=0.0.11", package="uucore", path="../../uucore" }
 uucore_procs = { version=">=0.0.8", package="uucore_procs", path="../../uucore_procs" }
 
diff --git a/src/uu/uptime/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/uptime/Cargo.toml
index d6ddc8e34..f19f5fe59 100644
--- a/src/uu/uptime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/uptime/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 path = "src/uptime.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-chrono = "0.4"
+chrono = "^0.4.11"
 clap = { version = "2.33", features = ["wrap_help"] }
 uucore = { version=">=0.0.11", package="uucore", path="../../uucore", features=["libc", "utmpx"] }
 uucore_procs = { version=">=0.0.8", package="uucore_procs", path="../../uucore_procs" }