diff --git a/.changeset/inquirer-caret-ranges.md b/.changeset/inquirer-caret-ranges.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddfe568
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/inquirer-caret-ranges.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+'@stats-forge/github-stats-forge-cli': patch
+---
+
+build: accept any compatible @inquirer release
+
+The six prompt packages were pinned exactly, so a patched release reached an install
+only after a release here. A caret lets one in at install time, as core's `zod` already does.
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 8a8a57c..ced155c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@
     "typecheck": "tsc -p tsconfig.typecheck.json"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@inquirer/checkbox": "5.2.5",
-    "@inquirer/confirm": "6.3.2",
-    "@inquirer/input": "5.1.6",
-    "@inquirer/number": "4.2.3",
-    "@inquirer/password": "5.2.2",
-    "@inquirer/select": "5.2.5",
+    "@inquirer/checkbox": "^5.2.5",
+    "@inquirer/confirm": "^6.3.2",
+    "@inquirer/input": "^5.1.6",
+    "@inquirer/number": "^4.2.3",
+    "@inquirer/password": "^5.2.2",
+    "@inquirer/select": "^5.2.5",
     "@stats-forge/github-stats-forge-catalog": "workspace:^",
     "@stats-forge/github-stats-forge-core": "workspace:^"
   },
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 8eaf5ef..a995af7 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -299,22 +299,22 @@ importers:
   packages/cli:
     dependencies:
       '@inquirer/checkbox':
-        specifier: 5.2.5
+        specifier: ^5.2.5
         version: 5.2.5(@types/node@24.13.5)
       '@inquirer/confirm':
-        specifier: 6.3.2
+        specifier: ^6.3.2
         version: 6.3.2(@types/node@24.13.5)
       '@inquirer/input':
-        specifier: 5.1.6
+        specifier: ^5.1.6
         version: 5.1.6(@types/node@24.13.5)
       '@inquirer/number':
-        specifier: 4.2.3
+        specifier: ^4.2.3
         version: 4.2.3(@types/node@24.13.5)
       '@inquirer/password':
-        specifier: 5.2.2
+        specifier: ^5.2.2
         version: 5.2.2(@types/node@24.13.5)
       '@inquirer/select':
-        specifier: 5.2.5
+        specifier: ^5.2.5
         version: 5.2.5(@types/node@24.13.5)
       '@stats-forge/github-stats-forge-catalog':
         specifier: workspace:^