diff --git a/embassy-stm32-wpan/Cargo.toml b/embassy-stm32-wpan/Cargo.toml
index 4f53a400a..fe6b968ef 100644
--- a/embassy-stm32-wpan/Cargo.toml
+++ b/embassy-stm32-wpan/Cargo.toml
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ aligned = "0.4.1"
 
 bit_field = "0.10.2"
 stm32-device-signature = { version = "0.3.3", features = ["stm32wb5x"] }
-stm32wb-hci = { version = "0.17.0", optional = true }
+# NOTE: pinned to avoid regression:
+# https://github.com/OueslatiGhaith/stm32wb-hci/issues/8
+stm32wb-hci = { version = "=0.17.0", optional = true }
 futures = { version = "0.3.17", default-features = false, features = ["async-await"] }
 bitflags = { version = "2.3.3", optional = true }