diff --git a/.grit/patterns/json/dependency.grit b/.grit/patterns/json/dependency.grit
index 961b9188..6fdc4407 100644
--- a/.grit/patterns/json/dependency.grit
+++ b/.grit/patterns/json/dependency.grit
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@ pattern upgrade_dependency($target_dep, $target_version, $dependency_key) {
     or {
         `$key: $value` where {
             $key <: `"$target_dep"`,
-            $value => `"$target_version"`
+            $value <: or {
+                r"^.+" => `"^$target_version"`,
+                $_ => `"$target_version"`
+            }
         },
         pair($key, $value) where {
-            $key <: `"$dependency_key"`,
+            $key <: $dependency_key,
             $value <: object($properties) where {
                 $properties <: not contains pair(key=$dep_key) where {
                     $dep_key <: contains `$target_dep`
@@ -17,3 +20,10 @@ pattern upgrade_dependency($target_dep, $target_version, $dependency_key) {
         }
     }
 }
+
+pattern upgrade_js_dependency($target_dep, $target_version) {
+    file($name, $body) where {
+        $name <: includes "package.json",
+        $body <: contains upgrade_dependency($target_dep, $target_version, `"dependencies"`)
+    }
+}