diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 1c238add8a..0df9877ba8 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ usedevelop = False
 install_command = pip install {opts} {packages}
 
 [testenv:bashate]
-deps = bashate
+deps =
+   {env:BASHATE_INSTALL_PATH:bashate==0.3.1}
 whitelist_externals = bash
 commands = bash -c "find {toxinidir}             \
          -not \( -type d -name .?\* -prune \)    \ # prune all 'dot' dirs