diff --git a/scripts/scripts-library.sh b/scripts/scripts-library.sh
index 13f8c99631..9ee8991998 100755
--- a/scripts/scripts-library.sh
+++ b/scripts/scripts-library.sh
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ function setup_ara {
     # This installs from pypi
     # PIP_COMMAND and PIP_OPTS are exported by the bootstrap-ansible script.
     # PIP_OPTS contains the whole set of constraints that need to be applied.
-    ${PIP_COMMAND} install --isolated ${PIP_OPTS} ara "${ANSIBLE_PACKAGE:-ansible}"
+    ${PIP_COMMAND} install --isolated ${PIP_OPTS} 'ara<1.0.0' "${ANSIBLE_PACKAGE:-ansible}"
   fi
 }