diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4859f84cf..50d819563 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 *.idea
 *.sqlite3
 *.db
+build/
+.eggs/
 .vscode/
 docs/_build
 *~
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 362facd3b..92f08f0c7 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ dependencies:
 
 # django/plugin dependencies
 - django=2.2.*
-- django-axes
+- django-axes=5.35.*
 - django-filter
 - djangorestframework
 - django-bootstrap3