diff --git a/.ci/linux-steps.yaml b/.ci/linux-steps.yaml
index cb18af61ba..e187898fcb 100644
--- a/.ci/linux-steps.yaml
+++ b/.ci/linux-steps.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ steps:
     if [ '$(python.version)' == '2.7' ]; then
       sudo apt-get install -y --allow-unauthenticated python-pip cython python-numpy python-pandas
       sudo pip install --upgrade --ignore-installed setuptools cython
+      sudo pip install "zipp<3.1"
     fi
 
     if [ '$(python.version)' == '3.7' ]; then