diff --git a/manifests/executor.pp b/manifests/executor.pp
index 63f5bc5..1d5aac8 100644
--- a/manifests/executor.pp
+++ b/manifests/executor.pp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class zuul::executor (
   include ::pip::python3
 
   exec { 'install-ara-safely':
-    command => 'pip3 install --upgrade --upgrade-strategy=only-if-needed ara',
+    command => 'pip3 install --upgrade --upgrade-strategy=only-if-needed "ara<1.0.0"',
     path    => '/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin/',
     # This checks the current installed ara version with pip list and the
     # latest version of ara on pypi with pip search and if they are different