diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7e9f68fc..e6b44beb 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ RUN pip install -U \
   pyproj \
   PyYAML \
   repoze.lru \
-  scipy \
+  scipy==1.2.1 \
   shapely \
   xmltodict \
   https://github.com/OpenDroneMap/gippy/archive/numpyfix.zip
diff --git a/configure.sh b/configure.sh
index bd765d2a..879759d2 100755
--- a/configure.sh
+++ b/configure.sh
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ install() {
                          libboost-log-dev
 
     echo "Installing split-merge Dependencies"
-    pip install -U scipy numpy==1.15.4 shapely pyproj https://github.com/OpenDroneMap/gippy/archive/numpyfix.zip psutil
+    pip install -U scipy==1.2.1 numpy==1.15.4 shapely pyproj https://github.com/OpenDroneMap/gippy/archive/numpyfix.zip psutil
 
     echo "Compiling SuperBuild"
     cd ${RUNPATH}/SuperBuild
diff --git a/portable.Dockerfile b/portable.Dockerfile
index e36b46fb..9fa14e98 100644
--- a/portable.Dockerfile
+++ b/portable.Dockerfile
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ RUN pip install -U \
   pyproj \
   PyYAML \
   repoze.lru \
-  scipy \
+  scipy==1.2.1 \
   shapely \
   xmltodict \
   https://github.com/OpenDroneMap/gippy/archive/numpyfix.zip