diff --git a/requirements/packaging.txt b/requirements/packaging.txt
index ca304de5..b7ac06ff 100644
--- a/requirements/packaging.txt
+++ b/requirements/packaging.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Packaging
 # ---------
 
-qgis-plugin-ci>=2.4,<2.9
+qgis-plugin-ci==2.8.*