diff --git a/.github/workflows/codespell.yml b/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
index e58994f3b..e709d8c16 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: Install codespell
-      run: pip install codespell
+      run: pip install "codespell==2.2.4"
     - name: Run codespell
       run: /home/runner/.local/bin/codespell
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a877ec9a1..da581b883 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ CHANGELOG
 - `intelmq.lib.harmonization`: Changes signature and names of `DateTime` conversion functions for consistency, backwards compatible (PR#2329 by Filip Pokorný).
 
 ### Development
+- CI: pin the Codespell version to omit troubles caused by its new releases (PR #2379).
 
 ### Bots