diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/test.yml b/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
index c4789cb..a40cc07 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
         # - old pydantic is pinned by stack-orchestrator
         run: |
           pip3 install -r requirements.txt
-          pip3 install --no-deps 'eth-account>=0.12.3'
+          pip3 install --no-deps 'eth-account>=0.12.3,<0.13'
           pip3 install 'pydantic>=2.0.0'
           python3 -m pytest -vv -k test_blob_tx