diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b96a6bee5..c7d09dff5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     "aria-query": "^4.2.2",
     "array-includes": "^3.1.5",
     "ast-types-flow": "^0.0.7",
-    "axe-core": "^4.4.2",
+    "axe-core": "=4.4.1",
     "axobject-query": "^2.2.0",
     "damerau-levenshtein": "^1.0.8",
     "emoji-regex": "^9.2.2",