diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 22e60039f..b9c961619 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ openpyxl
 xlrd
 xlwt
 pysftp
-pygount
+# version 1.2.0 deprecates the API module_analysis uses
+pygount<1.2.0