diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 03138aabc3686d4a19987a50eba63d42d2d814f9..f5028b23e5a4572d8347072d5d07583b6dccf069 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: "base"
 channels:
   - defaults
 dependencies:
-  - xarray
+  - xarray=0.17.1
   # ML
   - tensorflow
   #- pytorch