diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 8875fdd2..a85f05cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         cd /tmp && git clone https://github.com/ARM-software/devlib.git && cd devlib && pip install .
         cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE && pip install .[test]
-        python -m pip install pylint pep8 flake8 mock nose
+        python -m pip install pylint==2.6.2 pep8 flake8 mock nose
     - name: Run pylint
       run: |
         cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE && ./dev_scripts/pylint wa/