diff --git a/ci_tools/flake8-requirements.txt b/ci_tools/flake8-requirements.txt
index c681193..3a40b78 100644
--- a/ci_tools/flake8-requirements.txt
+++ b/ci_tools/flake8-requirements.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ setuptools_scm>=3,<4
 flake8>=3.6,<4
 flake8-html>=0.4,<1
 flake8-bandit>=2.1.1,<3
+bandit<1.7.3  # temporary until this is fixed https://github.com/tylerwince/flake8-bandit/issues/21
 flake8-bugbear>=20.1.0,<21.0.0
 flake8-docstrings>=1.5,<2
 flake8-print>=3.1.1,<4