diff --git a/grep-lint.py b/grep-lint.py
index ddc235214f..aa78da6d18 100644
--- a/grep-lint.py
+++ b/grep-lint.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ def get_command(branch=None):
 
     arguments_list.append("--")
     arguments_list.append("scripts")
+    arguments_list.append("./package.json")
 
     return arguments_list
 
@@ -43,6 +44,13 @@ def get_command(branch=None):
         'perl_regex': 'template\s*?:\s*[\'|"|`][^\'|"|`]*<[^\'|"|`]*[\'|"|`]',
         'tolerance': True
     },
+    {
+        'name': 'force exact ui-framework version',
+
+        # errors if finds a caret or a tilde next to ui-framework version
+        'perl_regex': '"superdesk-ui-framework": "(\^|~)',
+        'tolerance': False
+    },
 ]
 
 any_rule_violated = False
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 80cb7d73cc..2d495c0fad 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
     "sass-loader": "6.0.6",
     "shortid": "2.2.8",
     "style-loader": "0.20.2",
-    "superdesk-ui-framework": "^4.0.4",
+    "superdesk-ui-framework": "4.0.4",
     "ts-loader": "3.5.0",
     "typescript": "4.9.5",
     "uuid": "8.3.1",
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
     "test": "npm run lint && npm run unit && node tasks/verify-client-api-changes.js",
     "debug-unit-tests": "karma start --reporters=progress --browsers=Chrome",
     "unit": "karma start --single-run",
-    "lint": "tsc -p scripts --noEmit && eslint --quiet --parser=@typescript-eslint/parser --ext .js --ext .jsx --ext .ts --ext .tsx scripts e2e/client tasks",
+    "lint": "python ./grep-lint.py && tsc -p scripts --noEmit && eslint --quiet --parser=@typescript-eslint/parser --ext .js --ext .jsx --ext .ts --ext .tsx scripts e2e/client tasks",
     "lint-fix": "eslint --fix --parser=@typescript-eslint/parser --ext .js --ext .jsx --ext .ts --ext .tsx scripts e2e/client tasks",
     "server": "grunt server",
     "dev": "npm run server"