diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index bcfa4c287..a1348b12c 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ jobs:
             pip install "pytest==7.3.1"
             pip install "pytest-asyncio==0.21.1"
             pip install aiohttp
-            pip install openai
+            pip install "openai==1.40.0"
             python -m pip install --upgrade pip
             python -m pip install -r .circleci/requirements.txt
             pip install "pytest==7.3.1"