diff --git a/.github/workflows/towncrier.yml b/.github/workflows/towncrier.yml
index dde2a04f3f8..eb508aa3d49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/towncrier.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/towncrier.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
           python-version: 3.9
       - name: Install towncrier
         run: |
-          python3 -m pip install towncrier
+          python3 -m pip install towncrier==23.6 "importlib_resources<6"
       - name: Run towncrier
         run: |
           git fetch --no-tags origin +refs/heads/${BASE_BRANCH}:refs/remotes/origin/${BASE_BRANCH}