diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 05f95252..25b47f85 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 language: python
 install:
-- pip install xml2rfc
+- pip install "xml2rfc<2.10"
 before_script:
 - TAG=$(git tag -l --points-at HEAD)
 script: