diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index e381a20..cea5b44 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -397,11 +397,12 @@ packages:
   emoji_picker_flutter:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
-      name: emoji_picker_flutter
-      sha256: "9a44c102079891ea5877f78c70f2e3c6e9df7b7fe0a01757d31f1046eeaa016d"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "4.3.0"
+      path: "."
+      ref: HEAD
+      resolved-ref: c5bffd3414c1e640389b41165b831df7df1cf517
+      url: "https://github.com/otsmr/emoji_picker_flutter.git"
+    source: git
+    version: "4.4.0"
   fake_async:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -1741,14 +1742,6 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.4.0"
-  universal_io:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: universal_io
-      sha256: "1722b2dcc462b4b2f3ee7d188dad008b6eb4c40bbd03a3de451d82c78bba9aad"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "2.2.2"
   url_launcher:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index ab0fe5c..3667a46 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ dependency_overrides:
       url: https://github.com/otsmr/flutter-packages.git
       path: packages/camera/camera_android_camerax 
       ref: aef58af205a5f3ce6588a5c59bb2e734aab943f0
+  emoji_picker_flutter:
+    # Fixes the issue with recent emojis (solved by https://github.com/Fintasys/emoji_picker_flutter/pull/238)
+    # Using override until this gets merged.
+    git:
+      url: https://github.com/otsmr/emoji_picker_flutter.git
   flutter_android_volume_keydown:
     git:
       url: https://github.com/yenchieh/flutter_android_volume_keydown.git