diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7cb9542..2171b55 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ smart-leds = "0.3.0"
 ws2812-spi = "0.3.0"
 
 [dependencies.async-std]
-version = "*"
+version = "1.8.0"
 
 [dependencies.rppal]
 features = ["hal"]