diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 3bce2bc83..5abba2f47 100755
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Imports:
     rlistings (>= 0.2.2),
     rtables (>= 0.6.1),
     stringr (>= 1.3.0),
-    tern (>= 0.8.2),
+    tern (>= 0.8.2.9005),
     tibble (>= 3.1.0),
     utils
 Suggests: