diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0f14b8879..5d3518ac8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ variables:
   # fetch submodules
   - export PYTHONPATH=${IDF_PATH}/tools/ci/python_packages/:${PYTHONPATH}
   - pip install python-gitlab
+  - pip install --upgrade idf-component-manager
   - python tools/ci/ci_fetch_submodule.py
 
 .setup_ot_br: &setup_ot_br
diff --git a/components/esp_matter_controller/idf_component.yml b/components/esp_matter_controller/idf_component.yml
index ca8d04bc7..2c8362f8a 100644
--- a/components/esp_matter_controller/idf_component.yml
+++ b/components/esp_matter_controller/idf_component.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ## IDF Component Manager Manifest File
 dependencies:
-  espressif/json_parser: "1.0.0"
-  espressif/json_generator: "1.1.0"
+  espressif/json_parser: "~1.0.0"
+  espressif/json_generator: "~1.1.0"