diff --git a/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/core/package-with-tests.json.js b/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/core/package-with-tests.json.js
index 362fc0881d..f35f2a3bf8 100644
--- a/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/core/package-with-tests.json.js
+++ b/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/core/package-with-tests.json.js
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
     },
     "dependencies": {
         "@microsoft/recognizers-text-data-types-timex-expression": "1.1.4",
-        "botbuilder": "~4.22.1",
-        "botbuilder-ai": "~4.22.1",
-        "botbuilder-dialogs": "~4.22.1",
-        "botbuilder-testing": "~4.22.1",
+        "botbuilder": "^4.23.1",
+        "botbuilder-ai": "^4.23.1",
+        "botbuilder-dialogs": "^4.23.1",
+        "botbuilder-testing": "^4.23.1",
         "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
         "restify": "^11.1.0"
     },
diff --git a/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/core/package-with-tests.json.ts b/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/core/package-with-tests.json.ts
index 2edbf2c0f8..85690fbade 100644
--- a/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/core/package-with-tests.json.ts
+++ b/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/core/package-with-tests.json.ts
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@
     },
     "dependencies": {
       "@microsoft/recognizers-text-data-types-timex-expression": "1.1.4",
-      "botbuilder": "~4.22.1",
-      "botbuilder-ai": "~4.22.1",
-      "botbuilder-dialogs": "~4.22.1",
-      "botbuilder-testing": "~4.22.1",
+      "botbuilder": "^4.23.1",
+      "botbuilder-ai": "^4.23.1",
+      "botbuilder-dialogs": "^4.23.1",
+      "botbuilder-testing": "^4.23.1",
       "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
       "replace": "~1.2.0",
       "restify": "~11.1.0"
diff --git a/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/core/package.json.js b/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/core/package.json.js
index 5900e66517..6b03ed1f59 100644
--- a/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/core/package.json.js
+++ b/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/core/package.json.js
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
     },
     "dependencies": {
         "@microsoft/recognizers-text-data-types-timex-expression": "1.1.4",
-        "botbuilder": "~4.22.1,
-        "botbuilder-ai": "~4.22.1",
-        "botbuilder-dialogs": "~4.22.1",
+        "botbuilder": "^4.23.1,
+        "botbuilder-ai": "^4.23.1",
+        "botbuilder-dialogs": "^4.23.1",
         "dotenv": "~8.2.0",
         "restify": "~11.1.0"
     },
diff --git a/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/core/package.json.ts b/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/core/package.json.ts
index 493e49cab9..1dfcdb7ecf 100644
--- a/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/core/package.json.ts
+++ b/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/core/package.json.ts
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
     },
     "dependencies": {
         "@microsoft/recognizers-text-data-types-timex-expression": "1.1.4",
-        "botbuilder": "~4.22.1",
-        "botbuilder-ai": "~4.22.1",
-        "botbuilder-dialogs": "~4.22.1",
+        "botbuilder": "^4.23.1",
+        "botbuilder-ai": "^4.23.1",
+        "botbuilder-dialogs": "^4.23.1",
         "dotenv": "~8.2.0",
         "replace": "~1.2.0",
         "restify": "~11.1.0"
diff --git a/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/echo/package.json.js b/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/echo/package.json.js
index 40a5af73d8..28b9cfd6b5 100644
--- a/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/echo/package.json.js
+++ b/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/echo/package.json.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         "url": "https://github.com"
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "botbuilder": "~4.22.1",
+        "botbuilder": "^4.23.1",
         "dotenv": "~8.2.0",
         "restify": "~11.1.0"
     },
diff --git a/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/echo/package.json.ts b/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/echo/package.json.ts
index e08680fccd..010bb3bb55 100644
--- a/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/echo/package.json.ts
+++ b/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/echo/package.json.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         "url": "https://github.com"
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "botbuilder": "~4.22.1",
+        "botbuilder": "~4.23.1",
         "dotenv": "~8.2.0",
         "replace": "~1.2.0",
         "restify": "~11.1.0"
diff --git a/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/empty/package.json.js b/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/empty/package.json.js
index 90aaef32b4..e639bc8d7c 100644
--- a/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/empty/package.json.js
+++ b/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/empty/package.json.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         "url": "https://github.com"
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "botbuilder": "~4.22.1",
+        "botbuilder": "^4.23.1",
         "restify": "~11.1.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/empty/package.json.ts b/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/empty/package.json.ts
index 4b363649fa..61ebfb57bb 100644
--- a/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/empty/package.json.ts
+++ b/generators/generator-botbuilder/generators/app/templates/empty/package.json.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         "url": "https://github.com"
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "botbuilder": "~4.22.1",
+        "botbuilder": "^4.23.1",
         "replace": "~1.2.0",
         "restify": "~11.1.0"
     },