diff --git a/build-constraints.yaml b/build-constraints.yaml
index b5d8c198..3d6eaa1b 100644
--- a/build-constraints.yaml
+++ b/build-constraints.yaml
@@ -3616,6 +3616,12 @@ packages:
         # https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stackage/issues/3795
         - lens < 4.17
 
+        # https://github.com/NorfairKing/validity/issues/32
+        # causes build failure for genvalidity-hspec-0.6.1.0
+        - hspec-core < 2.5.3
+        - hspec < 2.5.3
+        - hspec-discover <  2.5.3
+
 # end of packages
 
 # Package flags are applied to individual packages, and override the values of