diff --git a/.fixtures.yml b/.fixtures.yml
index 0157d6ac2e..1cfbdc361e 100644
--- a/.fixtures.yml
+++ b/.fixtures.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ fixtures:
     "stdlib":
       "repo": "https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-stdlib.git"
     facts: 'https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-facts.git'
-    puppet_agent: 'https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-puppet_agent.git'
+    puppet_agent:
+      repo: 'https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-puppet_agent.git'
+      ref: v4.12.1
     provision: 'https://github.com/puppetlabs/provision.git'
   symlinks:
     "apt": "#{source_dir}"