diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 22324cf92..86bf8e5f7 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ dependencies:
   - matplotlib>=3.5
   - numpy>=1.17
   - scipy>=1.6
-  - netcdf4>=1.6.1
+  - netcdf4<=1.6.1
   - ffmpeg
   - pyproj>=2.3
   - libgdal>=3.1