diff --git a/build_debian.sh b/build_debian.sh
index 7cb1dcae5586..96a96c19dcfb 100755
--- a/build_debian.sh
+++ b/build_debian.sh
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@ sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip3 install 'wheel
 
 # docker Python API package is needed by Ansible docker module as well as some SONiC applications
 sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip3 install 'docker==6.1.1'
+sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip3 install 'requests<2.32.0'
 
 # Install scapy
 sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip3 install 'scapy==2.4.4'