diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index a980499029478..7a177cfee3d39 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ dependencies:
   - cython>=0.28.2
   - flake8
   - flake8-comprehensions
-  - flake8-rst>=0.6.0
+  - flake8-rst>=0.6.0,<=0.7.0
   - gitpython
   - hypothesis>=3.82
   - isort
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 48bd95470d391..ba78430a4b19e 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ asv
 cython>=0.28.2
 flake8
 flake8-comprehensions
-flake8-rst>=0.6.0
+flake8-rst>=0.6.0,<=0.7.0
 gitpython
 hypothesis>=3.82
 isort