diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index e80a0279e9f..7c18460b19a 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ commands =
 basepython: python3
 recreate = True
 deps =
-  codespell
+  codespell==2.2.6
 
 commands =
   codespell