diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
index 79740845..a0526ab3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ jobs:
         run: pip install nox==2020.8.22
       - name: Install Poetry
         run: pip install poetry==1.1.9
+      # This fixes the issue with cachecontrol (https://github.com/psf/cachecontrol/issues/292).
+      # We will not be facing this issue when we upgrade to a newer Poetry version.
+      - name: Install Requests
+        run: pip install 'requests<2.30'
 
       # This command is a workaround for getting Poetry working with Python 3.10. An
       # fix is made in Poetry 1.2.0a2 but there is currently no official release for
@@ -275,6 +279,10 @@ jobs:
         run: cd /home/runner/work/datagateway-api/datagateway-api; cp datagateway_api/search_api_mapping.json.example datagateway_api/search_api_mapping.json
       - name: Install Poetry
         run: pip install poetry==1.1.9
+      # This fixes the issue with cachecontrol (https://github.com/psf/cachecontrol/issues/292).
+      # We will not be facing this issue when we upgrade to a newer Poetry version.
+      - name: Install Requests
+        run: pip install 'requests<2.30'
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: poetry install