diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index dc1de310f7a..36dc54732e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         set -ev
         source ./env/bin/activate
-        pip install distro
+        pip install distro xmltodict~=0.12
         az --version
         pip install setuptools==70.0.0 wheel==0.30.0
         azdev extension add "*"