diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index eb5c41003..912c7a755 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ setup(
     packages=find_packages(exclude=('tests',)),
     python_requires='>=3.6',
     install_requires=(
-        'aiorpcx',
+        'aiorpcx==0.8.2',
         'coincurve',
         'pbkdf2',
         'cryptography'