diff --git a/envs/conda-env-sklearn.yml b/envs/conda-env-sklearn.yml
index d8f0571f..adf2256e 100644
--- a/envs/conda-env-sklearn.yml
+++ b/envs/conda-env-sklearn.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ channels:
   - nodefaults
 dependencies:
   # additional frameworks
-  - xgboost
+  - xgboost ==3.0.5
   - catboost
   - lightgbm
   - faiss-cpu
diff --git a/envs/requirements-sklearn.txt b/envs/requirements-sklearn.txt
index 064c9e90..bcdd4791 100644
--- a/envs/requirements-sklearn.txt
+++ b/envs/requirements-sklearn.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # additional frameworks
-xgboost
+xgboost==3.0.5
 catboost
 lightgbm
 faiss-cpu