diff --git a/backend/python/whisperx/requirements-cpu.txt b/backend/python/whisperx/requirements-cpu.txt
index e6c9e71c3..b11993a0b 100644
--- a/backend/python/whisperx/requirements-cpu.txt
+++ b/backend/python/whisperx/requirements-cpu.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
-torch
+torch==2.8.0+cpu
 whisperx @ git+https://github.com/m-bain/whisperX.git