diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index ab0129a1..c69a1b15 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -19,20 +19,22 @@ classifiers =
 [options]
 packages = find:
 include_package_data = True
+# NOTE: we cannot use ~= operator for datalabs for now since transitive dependencies
+# introduced cause different types of issues across Python versions in CI.
 install_requires =
     datalabs>=0.4.9
-    eaas>=0.3.9
-    lexicalrichness!=0.1.6
-    matplotlib
-    nltk>=3.2
-    numpy
-    sacrebleu
-    scikit-learn
-    scipy
-    seqeval
-    spacy
-    tqdm
-    wheel
+    eaas~=0.3.9
+    lexicalrichness~=0.2.0
+    matplotlib~=3.6.1
+    nltk~=3.7
+    numpy~=1.23.4
+    sacrebleu~=2.2.1
+    scikit-learn~=1.1.2
+    scipy~=1.9.2
+    seqeval~=1.2.2
+    spacy~=3.4.1
+    tqdm~=4.64.1
+    wheel~=0.37.1
 
 [options.extras_require]
 dev = pre-commit