diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c3e2dcc78..abe676cb5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def run(self):
     "histolab",
     "lifelines",
     "matplotlib",
-    "monai",
+    "monai==1.2.0",
     "nnunet==1.7.0",
     "pydicom",
     "requests",