diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e81da93f..fd6eb960 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# Click is pinned because of:
+# https://github.com/pallets/click/issues/3065
+click<8.3
 black
 jinja2
 pyyaml
diff --git a/templates/github/.github/workflows/release.yml.j2 b/templates/github/.github/workflows/release.yml.j2
index d33c6e0b..49b06f0e 100644
--- a/templates/github/.github/workflows/release.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/github/.github/workflows/release.yml.j2
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ jobs:
 
       {{ setup_python() | indent(6) }}
 
-      {{ install_python_deps(["bump-my-version", "towncrier"]) | indent(6) }}
+      # Click is pinned because of:
+      # https://github.com/pallets/click/issues/3065
+      {{ install_python_deps(["bump-my-version", "towncrier", "click<8.3"]) | indent(6) }}
 
       {{ configure_git() | indent(6) }}
 
diff --git a/templates/github/lint_requirements.txt.j2 b/templates/github/lint_requirements.txt.j2
index 28e14048..b646615c 100644
--- a/templates/github/lint_requirements.txt.j2
+++ b/templates/github/lint_requirements.txt.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 {% if black -%}
 black==24.3.0
 {% endif -%}
+# Click is pinned because of:
+# https://github.com/pallets/click/issues/3065
+click<8.3
 bump-my-version
 check-manifest
 flake8