diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 8e74a4e844..faa7eb82ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: install Python packages
       run: |
-        pip install archspec
+        pip install archspec==0.2.2
 
     - name: test eessi_software_subdir.py script
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_init.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_init.yml
index 38ccbbad31..053acb9730 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_init.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_init.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: install Python packages
       run: |
-        pip install archspec pytest
+        pip install archspec==0.2.2 pytest
 
     - name: unit tests for eessi_software_subdir_for_host.py script
       run: