diff --git a/tests/unit/requirements.txt b/tests/unit/requirements.txt
index fb24975d7b..c99d801006 100644
--- a/tests/unit/requirements.txt
+++ b/tests/unit/requirements.txt
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ python-nomad < 2.0.0 ; python_version <= '3.6'
 python-nomad >= 2.0.0 ; python_version >= '3.7'
 
 # requirement for jenkins_build, jenkins_node, jenkins_plugin modules
-python-jenkins >= 0.4.12
+python-jenkins < 1.8.0 ; python_version < '3.8'
+python-jenkins >= 0.4.12 ; python_version >= '3.8'
 
 # requirement for json_patch, json_patch_recipe and json_patch plugins
 jsonpatch
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