diff --git a/run_ci_tests.sh b/run_ci_tests.sh
index 785f4ed..2a99bdf 100755
--- a/run_ci_tests.sh
+++ b/run_ci_tests.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ fi
 
 pip install --upgrade tox
 pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall pygments chardet
-pip3 install "pygit2 == `rpm -q libgit2 --queryformat='%{version}'`"
+pip3 install "pygit2 <= `rpm -q libgit2 --queryformat='%{version}'`"
 parallel -v ::: \
 "tox --sitepackages -e 'py27-flask011-ci' -- -v --with-xcoverage --cover-erase --cover-package=pagure" \
 "tox --sitepackages -e 'py34-flask011-ci' -- -v --with-xcoverage --cover-erase --cover-package=pagure"