diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6ed3b1819f..78aa0442b9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ pytz==2020.5
 pyserial==3.5
 ifaddr==0.1.7
 platformio==5.0.4
-esptool==3.0
+esptool==2.8
 click==7.1.2