diff --git a/roles/ensure-twine/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/ensure-twine/tasks/main.yaml
index 9331eb7db..b28b401ce 100644
--- a/roles/ensure-twine/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/ensure-twine/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 - name: Ensure twine is installed
   block:
     - name: Ensure twine is installed
-      command: pip install twine --user
+      command: pip install twine!=1.12.0 --user
 
     - name: Set pypi_twine_executable
       set_fact: