diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 594f7f81..365791fc 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ CLASSIFIERS = [
 extra_opts = {}
 if sys.version_info[0] == 3:
     extra_opts['use_2to3'] = True
-    extra_opts['tests_require'] = ['nose', 'coverage', 'blinker', 'jinja2']
+    extra_opts['tests_require'] = ['nose', 'coverage', 'blinker', 'jinja2==2.6']
     extra_opts['packages'] = find_packages(exclude=('tests',))
     if "test" in sys.argv or "nosetests" in sys.argv:
         extra_opts['packages'].append("tests")
         extra_opts['package_data'] = {"tests": ["fields/mongoengine.png", "fields/mongodb_leaf.png"]}
 else:
-    extra_opts['tests_require'] = ['nose', 'coverage', 'blinker', 'django>=1.4.2', 'PIL', 'jinja2']
+    extra_opts['tests_require'] = ['nose', 'coverage', 'blinker', 'django>=1.4.2', 'PIL', 'jinja2==2.6']
     extra_opts['packages'] = find_packages(exclude=('tests',))
 
 setup(name='mongoengine',