diff --git a/docs/environment.yml b/docs/environment.yml
index c08116f..87f8163 100644
--- a/docs/environment.yml
+++ b/docs/environment.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ dependencies:
    - cmocean
    - dask
    - esmf==8.4.1  # https://github.com/pangeo-data/xESMF/issues/246
+   - esmpy=>8.5.0 # https://github.com/esmf-org/esmf/issues/140
    - matplotlib-base
    - netcdf4
    - numpy <1.24  # https://github.com/numba/numba/issues/8615#issuecomment-1360792615