diff --git a/.github/workflows/linting.yaml b/.github/workflows/linting.yaml
index 90c5dbc4124c0b55d55f96cfd278c4ad0939a3ba..c26099fc0698a90993e2fed963811a7c004d88d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linting.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linting.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install tools
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install flake8 pylint
+          pip install flake8==3.9.1 pylint==2.13.8
           #if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
       - name: Lint with flake8
         run: |