diff --git a/.ci/docker-compose-file/python/pytest.sh b/.ci/docker-compose-file/python/pytest.sh
index 924c30212..649357cff 100755
--- a/.ci/docker-compose-file/python/pytest.sh
+++ b/.ci/docker-compose-file/python/pytest.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ fi
 apk update && apk add git curl
 git clone -b develop-5.0 https://github.com/emqx/paho.mqtt.testing.git /paho.mqtt.testing
 
-pip install pytest==7.1.2 pytest-retry
+pip install pytest==7.1.2 pytest-retry==1.3.0
 
 pytest --retries 3 -v /paho.mqtt.testing/interoperability/test_client/V5/test_connect.py -k test_basic --host "$TARGET_HOST"
 RESULT=$?
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_helm_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_helm_tests.yaml
index 1106b6057..ba3ebee5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_helm_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_helm_tests.yaml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
         path: paho.mqtt.testing
     - name: install pytest
       run: |
-        pip install pytest==7.1.2 pytest-retry
+        pip install pytest==7.1.2 pytest-retry==1.3.0
         echo "$HOME/.local/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
     - name: run paho test
       timeout-minutes: 10