diff --git a/python/setup.py b/python/setup.py
index eee5e8fea..0ad412e18 100644
--- a/python/setup.py
+++ b/python/setup.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ setup(
         "colorama",
         "pytest",
         "pyyaml",
-        "redis",
+        "redis~=2.10.6",
         "faulthandler;python_version<'3'",
         "setproctitle",
         # The six module is required by pyarrow.