diff --git a/test/runner/requirements/constraints.txt b/test/runner/requirements/constraints.txt
index 524854cbc8..c143e520d5 100644
--- a/test/runner/requirements/constraints.txt
+++ b/test/runner/requirements/constraints.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 coverage >= 4.2, != 4.3.2 # features in 4.2+ required, avoid known bug in 4.3.2 on python 2.6
 pywinrm >= 0.3.0 # message encryption support
+astroid == 1.5.3 ; python_version >= '3.5' # newer versions of astroid require newer versions of pylint to avoid bugs
 pylint == 1.7.4 ; python_version >= '3.5' # versions before 1.7.1 hang or fail to install on python 3.x
 pylint == 1.6.5 ; python_version <= '2.7' # versions after 1.6.5 hang or fail during test on python 2.x
 sphinx < 1.6 ; python_version < '2.7' # sphinx 1.6 and later require python 2.7 or later