diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6d9fecfb..40d383f8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ RUN pip install -U \
   pyproj \
   PyYAML==3.13 \
   repoze.lru \
-  scipy \
+  scipy==1.2.1 \
   shapely \
   xmltodict \
   rasterio \
diff --git a/configure.sh b/configure.sh
index f11767a9..cc663cd9 100755
--- a/configure.sh
+++ b/configure.sh
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ install() {
                          libboost-log-dev
 
     echo "Installing split-merge Dependencies"
-    pip install -U scipy numpy==1.15.4 shapely pyproj psutil
+    pip install -U scipy==1.2.1 numpy==1.15.4 shapely pyproj psutil
 
     echo "Compiling SuperBuild"
     cd ${RUNPATH}/SuperBuild
diff --git a/portable.Dockerfile b/portable.Dockerfile
index 86835ed8..e8d33442 100644
--- a/portable.Dockerfile
+++ b/portable.Dockerfile
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ RUN pip install -U \
   pyproj \
   PyYAML==3.13 \
   repoze.lru \
-  scipy \
+  scipy==1.2.1 \
   shapely \
   xmltodict \
   rasterio \