diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index f4928a2504610dc134925e43e2cd3fa69a1d9df2..1ee0559f37f029ea352479dd3ecd6dbabaaa239b 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ dependencies:
 ##############################################################################
 # Authoring and teaching tools
 - jupytext
-- jupyterlab-myst>=2.1.0
+- jupyterlab-myst>=2.1.0,<2.3 # see https://github.com/executablebooks/jupyterlab-myst/issues/220
 - jupyter-book
 - mystmd
 - nodejs