diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ba10616e1aadf..85f158150bee8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Change Log
 
+ ## v1.10.0
+
+<a name="breaking_changes_1.10.0">[Breaking Changes:](#breaking_changes_1.10.0)</a>
+
+- [dependencies] updated to use fixed versions when publishing, `"x.y.z"` instead of `"^x.y.z"` in dependencies [#8880](https://github.com/
+
 ## v1.9.0 - 16/12/2020
 
 - [cli] updated error reporting for the `download-plugins` script [#8798](https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/pull/8798)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 92cb0b0ea6c26..b9e54b21a3fcc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     "rebuild:electron": "theia rebuild:electron",
     "rebuild:electron:debug": "DEBUG=electron-rebuild && yarn rebuild:electron",
     "publish": "yarn && yarn test && yarn publish:latest",
-    "publish:latest": "lerna publish && yarn publish:check",
+    "publish:latest": "lerna publish --exact && yarn publish:check",
     "publish:next": "yarn next:publish && yarn next:publish --skip-npm && yarn publish:check",
     "next:publish": "lerna publish --exact --canary=next --npm-tag=next --yes",
     "publish:check": "node scripts/check-publish.js",