diff --git a/api/requirements.txt b/api/requirements.txt
index 3004b0846..e158d0d78 100755
--- a/api/requirements.txt
+++ b/api/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Moved to the top of the requirements as another package uses the latest Werkzeug.  Werkzeug==0.16.1 is required for flask-restx until later release  flask-restx 0.2.0.
 flask-restx
+flask-restplus==0.12.1
 
 #  SQLAlchemy needs to point to version 1.3.12 because there is a bug with
 #  with inviting Citizens expected to be fixed with Release 1.3.14