diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 91393111..f918f54c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ env:
 before_install:
 - date +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S
 
-install: git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bats-core/bats-core.git bats
+install: git clone --depth 1 --branch v1.2.0 https://github.com/bats-core/bats-core.git bats
 
 # Default for auto-generated jobs.
 script: make test-build
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5626a7dc..a1e2625e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ test-build:
 	$(PYTHON_BUILD_TEST_PREFIX)/bin/pip -V
 
 bats:
-	git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bats-core/bats-core.git bats
+	git clone --depth 1 --branch v1.2.0 https://github.com/bats-core/bats-core.git bats