diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 641c7d21f..39bfacfef 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ _deps = [
     "flake8>=3.8.3",
     "flax>=0.3.4",
     "fugashi>=1.0",
-    "GitPython",
+    "GitPython<3.1.19",
     "huggingface-hub==0.0.12",
     "importlib_metadata",
     "ipadic>=1.0.0,<2.0",
diff --git a/src/transformers/dependency_versions_table.py b/src/transformers/dependency_versions_table.py
index 97ea67e60..1b74a896d 100644
--- a/src/transformers/dependency_versions_table.py
+++ b/src/transformers/dependency_versions_table.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ deps = {
     "flake8": "flake8>=3.8.3",
     "flax": "flax>=0.3.4",
     "fugashi": "fugashi>=1.0",
-    "GitPython": "GitPython",
+    "GitPython": "GitPython<3.1.19",
     "huggingface-hub": "huggingface-hub==0.0.12",
     "importlib_metadata": "importlib_metadata",
     "ipadic": "ipadic>=1.0.0,<2.0",