diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 759e36101a..381a1d3cc0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -52,4 +52,4 @@ encodec==0.1.*
 # deps for XTTS
 unidecode==1.3.*
 # deps for cli --play command
-simpleaudio
+simpleaudio==1.*