diff --git a/python-project-template/.github/workflows/{% if include_benchmarks %}asv-main.yml{% endif %}.jinja b/python-project-template/.github/workflows/{% if include_benchmarks %}asv-main.yml{% endif %}.jinja
index 2c537ff..564478e 100644
--- a/python-project-template/.github/workflows/{% if include_benchmarks %}asv-main.yml{% endif %}.jinja	
+++ b/python-project-template/.github/workflows/{% if include_benchmarks %}asv-main.yml{% endif %}.jinja	
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ jobs:
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: Install dependencies
-      run: pip install "asv[virtualenv]==${{env.ASV_VERSION}}"
+      run: |
+        pip install asv==${{env.ASV_VERSION}}
+        pip install virtualenv==20.30 # Temporary fix to airspeed-velocity/asv#1484
     - name: Configure git
       run: |
         git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
diff --git a/python-project-template/.github/workflows/{% if include_benchmarks %}asv-nightly.yml{% endif %}.jinja b/python-project-template/.github/workflows/{% if include_benchmarks %}asv-nightly.yml{% endif %}.jinja
index a3358e5..6d354f6 100644
--- a/python-project-template/.github/workflows/{% if include_benchmarks %}asv-nightly.yml{% endif %}.jinja	
+++ b/python-project-template/.github/workflows/{% if include_benchmarks %}asv-nightly.yml{% endif %}.jinja	
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ jobs:
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: Install dependencies
-      run: pip install "asv[virtualenv]==${{env.ASV_VERSION}}"
+      run: |
+        pip install asv==${{env.ASV_VERSION}}
+        pip install virtualenv==20.30 # Temporary fix to airspeed-velocity/asv#1484
     - name: Configure git
       run: |
         git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
diff --git a/python-project-template/.github/workflows/{% if include_benchmarks %}asv-pr.yml{% endif %}.jinja b/python-project-template/.github/workflows/{% if include_benchmarks %}asv-pr.yml{% endif %}.jinja
index 328ea86..b0f6069 100644
--- a/python-project-template/.github/workflows/{% if include_benchmarks %}asv-pr.yml{% endif %}.jinja	
+++ b/python-project-template/.github/workflows/{% if include_benchmarks %}asv-pr.yml{% endif %}.jinja	
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         echo "Workflow Run ID: ${{github.run_id}}"
     - name: Install dependencies
-      run: pip install "asv[virtualenv]==${{env.ASV_VERSION}}" lf-asv-formatter
+      run: |
+        pip install asv==${{env.ASV_VERSION}} lf-asv-formatter
+        pip install virtualenv==20.30 # Temporary fix to airspeed-velocity/asv#1484
     - name: Make artifacts directory
       run: mkdir -p ${{env.ARTIFACTS_DIR}}
     - name: Save pull request number
diff --git a/python-project-template/pyproject.toml.jinja b/python-project-template/pyproject.toml.jinja
index b54dc30..02afbf6 100644
--- a/python-project-template/pyproject.toml.jinja
+++ b/python-project-template/pyproject.toml.jinja
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ dependencies = [
 dev = [
 {%- if include_benchmarks %}
     "asv==0.6.4", # Used to compute performance benchmarks
+    "virtualenv==20.30", # Temporary fix to airspeed-velocity/asv#1484
 {%- endif %}
 {%- if 'black'  in enforce_style %}
     "black", # Used for static linting of files