diff --git a/scripts/ci_start_api_smoketest.sh b/scripts/ci_start_api_smoketest.sh
index def9b00273ca7f35964c8bd639e158690c86a406..2fc9c9f4c49dfe7dbbf591116a8decbdd3453e49 100755
--- a/scripts/ci_start_api_smoketest.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci_start_api_smoketest.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ set -e
 
 cd tests/tests_api/hivemind/tavern
 
-pip3 install --user jsondiff
-pip3 install --user tavern
-pip3 install --user pytest
+pip3 install --user jsondiff==1.2.0
+pip3 install --user tavern==1.2.2
+pip3 install --user pytest==6.0.1
 
 export HIVEMIND_ADDRESS=$1
 export HIVEMIND_PORT=$2