diff --git a/packages/grpc-native-core/package.json b/packages/grpc-native-core/package.json
index 3eaa3a83f..0a8d3f82f 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-native-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/grpc-native-core/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "lodash": "^4.15.0",
     "nan": "^2.0.0",
-    "node-pre-gyp": "^0.9.0",
+    "node-pre-gyp": "0.7.0",
     "protobufjs": "^5.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/grpc-native-core/templates/package.json.template b/packages/grpc-native-core/templates/package.json.template
index b2da4098f..35f55b0ea 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-native-core/templates/package.json.template
+++ b/packages/grpc-native-core/templates/package.json.template
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
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       "nan": "^2.0.0",
-      "node-pre-gyp": "^0.9.0",
+      "node-pre-gyp": "0.7.0",
       "protobufjs": "^5.0.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {