diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 81a1b06c..bc26c64b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     python_requires='>=3.6',
     install_requires=[
         'docutils',
-        'jinja2',
+        'jinja2~=2.11',
         'nbconvert!=5.4',
         'traitlets',
         'nbformat',