diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index bd7ad2f..b5f50a5 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ deps =
 commands = {env:_PYTEST_CMD:pytest} {env:_PYTEST_MORE_ARGS:} {posargs:-vvl}
 
 [testenv:py310-pytestlatest-linters]
-deps = black
+deps = black==21.12b0
 commands = black --check --verbose setup.py docs pytest_bdd tests
 
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