diff --git a/bin/helpers/utils.js b/bin/helpers/utils.js
index dd32e487..b91260f4 100644
--- a/bin/helpers/utils.js
+++ b/bin/helpers/utils.js
@@ -333,14 +333,10 @@ exports.setCypressNpmDependency = (bsConfig) => {
   if (runSettings.npm_dependencies !== undefined && 
     Object.keys(runSettings.npm_dependencies).length !== 0 &&
     typeof runSettings.npm_dependencies === 'object') {
-    if (!("cypress" in runSettings.npm_dependencies)) {
+    if (!("cypress" in runSettings.npm_dependencies) && Constants.CYPRESS_V10_AND_ABOVE_TYPE) {
       logger.warn("Missing cypress not found in npm_dependencies");        
       if("cypress_version" in runSettings){
-        if(runSettings.cypress_version.toString().match(Constants.LATEST_VERSION_SYNTAX_REGEX)){
-          runSettings.npm_dependencies.cypress = `^${runSettings.cypress_version.toString().split(".")[0]}`
-        } else {
-          runSettings.npm_dependencies.cypress = runSettings.cypress_version;
-        }
+        runSettings.npm_dependencies.cypress = `^${runSettings.cypress_version.toString().split(".")[0]}`;
       } else if (runSettings.cypressTestSuiteType === Constants.CYPRESS_V10_AND_ABOVE_TYPE)  {
         runSettings.npm_dependencies.cypress = "latest";
       }
diff --git a/test/unit/bin/helpers/utils.js b/test/unit/bin/helpers/utils.js
index 9aa7b16c..09ed222a 100644
--- a/test/unit/bin/helpers/utils.js
+++ b/test/unit/bin/helpers/utils.js
@@ -3582,7 +3582,7 @@ describe('utils', () => {
         },        
       };
       utils.setCypressNpmDependency(bsConfig);
-      chai.assert.equal(bsConfig.run_settings.npm_dependencies.cypress, "10.0.0");
+      chai.assert.equal(bsConfig.run_settings.npm_dependencies.cypress, "^10");
     });
 
     it('should not set cypress for < 9 cypress version if cypress_version missing', () => {