diff --git a/tools/dep_updaters/update-acorn-walk.sh b/tools/dep_updaters/update-acorn-walk.sh
index c90da38bce2cee..3089a17ba7dba1 100755
--- a/tools/dep_updaters/update-acorn-walk.sh
+++ b/tools/dep_updaters/update-acorn-walk.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ rm -rf deps/acorn/acorn-walk
 
     "$NODE" "$NPM" init --yes
 
-    "$NODE" "$NPM" install --global-style --no-bin-links --ignore-scripts acorn-walk
+    "$NODE" "$NPM" install --global-style --no-bin-links --ignore-scripts "acorn-walk@$NEW_VERSION"
 )
 
 mv acorn-walk-tmp/node_modules/acorn-walk deps/acorn
diff --git a/tools/dep_updaters/update-acorn.sh b/tools/dep_updaters/update-acorn.sh
index 6e43973c4f73d9..4f6bf6b0dd7a43 100755
--- a/tools/dep_updaters/update-acorn.sh
+++ b/tools/dep_updaters/update-acorn.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ rm -rf deps/acorn/acorn
 
     "$NODE" "$NPM" init --yes
 
-    "$NODE" "$NPM" install --global-style --no-bin-links --ignore-scripts acorn
+    "$NODE" "$NPM" install --global-style --no-bin-links --ignore-scripts "acorn@$NEW_VERSION"
     cd node_modules/acorn
     # update this version information in src/acorn_version.h
     FILE_PATH="$ROOT/src/acorn_version.h"
diff --git a/tools/dep_updaters/update-cjs-module-lexer.sh b/tools/dep_updaters/update-cjs-module-lexer.sh
index 3e080182088c40..151a57ebb07460 100755
--- a/tools/dep_updaters/update-cjs-module-lexer.sh
+++ b/tools/dep_updaters/update-cjs-module-lexer.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ cd "$WORKSPACE"
 
 "$NODE" "$NPM" init --yes
 
-"$NODE" "$NPM" install --global-style --no-bin-links --ignore-scripts cjs-module-lexer
+"$NODE" "$NPM" install --global-style --no-bin-links --ignore-scripts "cjs-module-lexer@$NEW_VERSION"
 
 rm -rf "$DEPS_DIR/cjs-module-lexer"
 
diff --git a/tools/dep_updaters/update-eslint.sh b/tools/dep_updaters/update-eslint.sh
index 95aba45397bd4a..3142d4f2d7f0d4 100755
--- a/tools/dep_updaters/update-eslint.sh
+++ b/tools/dep_updaters/update-eslint.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ rm -rf ../node_modules/eslint
     --ignore-scripts \
     --install-strategy=shallow \
     --no-bin-links \
-    eslint
+    "eslint@$NEW_VERSION"
     # Uninstall plugins that we want to install so that they are removed from
     # devDependencies. Otherwise --omit=dev will cause them to be skipped.
     (
diff --git a/tools/dep_updaters/update-minimatch.sh b/tools/dep_updaters/update-minimatch.sh
index 55c9575fb9a764..020de42cdecb47 100755
--- a/tools/dep_updaters/update-minimatch.sh
+++ b/tools/dep_updaters/update-minimatch.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ rm -rf deps/minimatch/index.js
 
     "$NODE" "$NPM" init --yes
 
-    "$NODE" "$NPM" install --global-style --no-bin-links --ignore-scripts minimatch
+    "$NODE" "$NPM" install --global-style --no-bin-links --ignore-scripts "minimatch@$NEW_VERSION"
     cd node_modules/minimatch
     "$NODE" "$NPM" exec --package=esbuild@0.17.15 --yes -- esbuild ./dist/cjs/index.js --bundle --platform=node --outfile=minimatch.js
 )
diff --git a/tools/dep_updaters/update-postject.sh b/tools/dep_updaters/update-postject.sh
index be7b85c2247ae0..f02bea6e2dbd76 100755
--- a/tools/dep_updaters/update-postject.sh
+++ b/tools/dep_updaters/update-postject.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ cd test/fixtures/postject-copy || exit
 
 "$NODE" "$NPM" init --yes
 
-"$NODE" "$NPM" install --no-bin-links --ignore-scripts postject
+"$NODE" "$NPM" install --no-bin-links --ignore-scripts "postject@$NEW_VERSION"
 
 # TODO(RaisinTen): Replace following with $WORKSPACE
 cd ../../..
diff --git a/tools/dep_updaters/update-undici.sh b/tools/dep_updaters/update-undici.sh
index 68b16b90873a23..f9d40fd3fa1e9e 100755
--- a/tools/dep_updaters/update-undici.sh
+++ b/tools/dep_updaters/update-undici.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ rm -f deps/undici/undici.js
 
     "$NODE" "$NPM" init --yes
 
-    "$NODE" "$NPM" install --global-style --no-bin-links --ignore-scripts undici
+    "$NODE" "$NPM" install --global-style --no-bin-links --ignore-scripts "undici@$NEW_VERSION"
     cd node_modules/undici
     "$NODE" "$NPM" run build:node
     # update this version information in src/undici_version.h