diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 66df6a4ac05e6..c6395cf7e3728 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dependencies:
   - pytz
 
   # benchmarks
-  - asv
+  - asv < 0.5.0  # 2022-02-08: v0.5.0 > leads to ASV checks running > 3 hours on CI
 
   # building
   # The compiler packages are meta-packages and install the correct compiler (activation) packages on the respective platforms.
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 729f44b4696ab..b3832dd7f2b6a 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 numpy>=1.18.5
 python-dateutil>=2.8.1
 pytz
-asv
+asv < 0.5.0
 cython>=0.29.24
 black==21.5b2
 cpplint