diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 54aa73bcf0..681783e7b4 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ dependencies:
   - cf-units
   - cftime
   - cmocean
+  - curl <8.10
   - cython
   - dask !=2024.8.0  # https://github.com/dask/dask/issues/11296
   - distributed