diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 9020b04..bcd7b3f 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,37 +1,37 @@
 [tox]
 envlist=black,flake8,mypy,py3
 
 [testenv]
 extras =
   testing
 deps =
   pytest-cov
   dev: pdbpp
 commands =
   pytest --cov={envsitepackagesdir}/swh/journal \
          {envsitepackagesdir}/swh/journal \
          --cov-branch \
          --doctest-modules {posargs}
 
 [testenv:black]
 skip_install = true
 deps =
-  black
+  black==19.10b0
 commands =
   {envpython} -m black --check swh
 
 [testenv:flake8]
 skip_install = true
 deps =
   git+https://github.com/PyCQA/pyflakes.git
   flake8
 commands =
   {envpython} -m flake8
 
 [testenv:mypy]
 extras =
   testing
 deps =
   mypy
 commands =
   mypy swh