diff --git a/expath-pkg.xml.tmpl b/expath-pkg.xml.tmpl
index a69da9d..29b7e51 100644
--- a/expath-pkg.xml.tmpl
+++ b/expath-pkg.xml.tmpl
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
     abbrev="@project.app@" version="@project.version@" spec="1.0">
     <title>@project.app@</title>
     <dependency processor="http://exist-db.org" semver-min="5.2.0"/>
-    <dependency package="http://exist-db.org/html-templating"/>
+    <dependency package="http://exist-db.org/html-templating" semver-min="1.0.0"/>
     <dependency package="http://www.functx.com"/>
 </package>