diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5cc39eff..f1edd485 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ### Dependencies
 
 - Upgrade USWDS from v3.9.0 to v3.11.0 (see [release notes](https://github.com/uswds/uswds/releases/)) ([!25](https://gitlab.login.gov/lg/identity-design-system/-/merge_requests/25), [!27](https://gitlab.login.gov/lg/identity-design-system/-/merge_requests/27))
+- Updated dependencies specifier for USWDS to only allow patch-level USWDS version increases. Unlike the Login.gov Design System, USWDS does not follow semantic versioning, and therefore it is not safe to assume that USWDS minor versions contain backwards-compatible changes.
 
 ## 9.4.0
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c5d870b3..7b564365 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
       "version": "9.4.0",
       "license": "CC0-1.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@types/uswds__uswds": "^3.11.0",
-        "@uswds/uswds": "^3.11.0"
+        "@types/uswds__uswds": "~3.11.0",
+        "@uswds/uswds": "~3.11.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@18f/eslint-plugin-identity": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3ca37df6..7b4b9a52 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/18F/identity-design-system#readme",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@types/uswds__uswds": "^3.11.0",
-    "@uswds/uswds": "^3.11.0"
+    "@types/uswds__uswds": "~3.11.0",
+    "@uswds/uswds": "~3.11.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@18f/eslint-plugin-identity": "^2.0.0",