diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-python-2-7-pinning-virtualenv-619b531a9ea8c695.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-python-2-7-pinning-virtualenv-619b531a9ea8c695.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e48689
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-python-2-7-pinning-virtualenv-619b531a9ea8c695.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Avoid using latests versions of ``virtualenv`` since it has dropped support for Python 2.7.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b598eae..ab8ee63 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     install_requires=[
         "dataclasses; python_version<'3.7'",
         "click>=7",
-        "virtualenv==20.20.0",
+        "virtualenv<=20.20.0",
         "rich",
         "pexpect",
         "packaging",