diff --git a/packages/bazel/package.json b/packages/bazel/package.json
index 0e3948f22e..297bdf3a2e 100644
--- a/packages/bazel/package.json
+++ b/packages/bazel/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@angular/compiler-cli": "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER",
-    "typescript": "^2.4.2"
+    "typescript": ">=2.4.2 <2.5"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@bazel/typescript": "0.2.x",
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/package.json b/packages/compiler-cli/package.json
index c5ffae08f9..c4eb69f175 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "chokidar": "^1.4.2"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "typescript": "^2.4.2",
+    "typescript": ">=2.4.2 <2.5",
     "@angular/compiler": "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER"
   },
   "repository": {