diff --git a/components/esp_rainmaker/idf_component.yml b/components/esp_rainmaker/idf_component.yml
index 1b932e8..4400bb6 100644
--- a/components/esp_rainmaker/idf_component.yml
+++ b/components/esp_rainmaker/idf_component.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ dependencies:
     rules:
       - if: "idf_version >= 5.1"
   espressif/esp_rcp_update:
-    version: "~1.2.0"
+    # This allows all the minor version updates
+    version: "^1.2.0"
     rules:
       - if: "idf_version >= 5.1"