diff --git a/platform.json b/platform.json
index 6d8d9539e..49a2738a8 100644
--- a/platform.json
+++ b/platform.json
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
     "tool-ninja": {
       "optional": true,
       "owner": "platformio",
-      "version": "~1.10.2"
+      "version": "^1.7.0"
     },
     "tool-mconf": {
       "optional": true,