diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 17bb914..89e61d4 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dependencies:
   - ffmpeg
   - hdf5
   - ipykernel
-  - netcdf4
+  - netcdf4<1.6.1
   - openh264
   - python=3.8
   - xarray