diff --git a/tests/azure/templates/build_container.yml b/tests/azure/templates/build_container.yml
index 32cd844a0168a8583e09d030efe78edd013efeab..d0de08098e059ad9ea9c24bbb9973d9e6792d7aa 100644
--- a/tests/azure/templates/build_container.yml
+++ b/tests/azure/templates/build_container.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     retryCountOnTaskFailure: 5
     displayName: Install tools
 
-  - script: pip install molecule-plugins[docker]
+  - script: pip install molecule-plugins[docker] requests<2.29
     retryCountOnTaskFailure: 5
     displayName: Install molecule
 
diff --git a/tests/azure/templates/galaxy_pytest_script.yml b/tests/azure/templates/galaxy_pytest_script.yml
index 668706ab984dbcb656190f417111cda30835d23a..cbf6df48fa46620f811880a76eec979bdb9e8c49 100644
--- a/tests/azure/templates/galaxy_pytest_script.yml
+++ b/tests/azure/templates/galaxy_pytest_script.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
   - script: |
       pip install \
         "molecule-plugins[docker]" \
+        "requests<2.29" \
         "ansible${{ parameters.ansible_version }}"
     retryCountOnTaskFailure: 5
     displayName: Install molecule and Ansible
diff --git a/tests/azure/templates/galaxy_script.yml b/tests/azure/templates/galaxy_script.yml
index 9b27b2e55c466904cc530655de0730f6432d80e8..ca6af4de2f0f782c4e52a2369dae24717ac10245 100644
--- a/tests/azure/templates/galaxy_script.yml
+++ b/tests/azure/templates/galaxy_script.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
   - script: |
       pip install \
         "molecule-plugins[docker]" \
+        "requests<2.29" \
         "ansible${{ parameters.ansible_version }}"
     retryCountOnTaskFailure: 5
     displayName: Install molecule and Ansible
diff --git a/tests/azure/templates/playbook_fast.yml b/tests/azure/templates/playbook_fast.yml
index 5f27bd94fe42aa75d27bfe3723a7662d962efd7e..3a26df2a4854e40a1f9231b1dc07d68b7d265f79 100644
--- a/tests/azure/templates/playbook_fast.yml
+++ b/tests/azure/templates/playbook_fast.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ jobs:
   - script: |
       pip install \
         "molecule-plugins[docker]" \
+        "requests<2.29" \
         "ansible${{ parameters.ansible_version }}"
     retryCountOnTaskFailure: 5
     displayName: Install molecule and Ansible
diff --git a/tests/azure/templates/playbook_tests.yml b/tests/azure/templates/playbook_tests.yml
index 28e9b75004720720db5308ba0ed0fd0c33d5550b..2a7ea8af96864a16abff79f50b2ec6b110a6a2c5 100644
--- a/tests/azure/templates/playbook_tests.yml
+++ b/tests/azure/templates/playbook_tests.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ jobs:
   - script: |
       pip install \
         "molecule-plugins[docker]" \
+        "requests<2.29" \
         "ansible${{ parameters.ansible_version }}"
     retryCountOnTaskFailure: 5
     displayName: Install molecule and Ansible
diff --git a/tests/azure/templates/pytest_tests.yml b/tests/azure/templates/pytest_tests.yml
index 8b205635945bb9a6136d6d070e3fba955bdff4d3..1159e056832e1b5119d49224be728a12239e5f97 100644
--- a/tests/azure/templates/pytest_tests.yml
+++ b/tests/azure/templates/pytest_tests.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
   - script: |
       pip install \
         "molecule-plugins[docker]" \
+        "requests<2.29" \
         "ansible${{ parameters.ansible_version }}"
     retryCountOnTaskFailure: 5
     displayName: Install molecule and Ansible