diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 21f94c2..17fc9f6 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ license = "MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/uutils/humantime_to_duration"
 
 [dependencies]
-regex = "1.8.1"
+regex = "1.7"
 time = "0.3.20"