diff --git a/modules/expo-emoji-picker/ios/EmojiPickerModule.podspec b/modules/expo-emoji-picker/ios/EmojiPickerModule.podspec
index e6a982a70e..78349c9504 100644
--- a/modules/expo-emoji-picker/ios/EmojiPickerModule.podspec
+++ b/modules/expo-emoji-picker/ios/EmojiPickerModule.podspec
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.static_framework = true
 
   s.dependency 'ExpoModulesCore'
-  s.dependency 'MCEmojiPicker'
+  s.dependency 'MCEmojiPicker', '1.2.3'
 
   # Swift/Objective-C compatibility
   s.pod_target_xcconfig = {