diff --git a/ci/environment.yml b/ci/environment.yml
index 4fdf99d63f..7f68bdc2e1 100644
--- a/ci/environment.yml
+++ b/ci/environment.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ dependencies:
   - fsspec ==2024.6.1
   - s3fs ==2024.6.1
   - gcsfs ==2024.6.1
-  - pyarrow ==17.0.0
+  - pyarrow ==16.0.0
   - jupyterlab ==4.2.4
   - lz4 ==4.3.3
   - ipywidgets ==8.1.3