diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index e371c60e192..14650c79a32 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1263,6 +1263,8 @@ repos:
                 salt/ext/.*|
                 tests/kitchen/.*
             )$
+        additional_dependencies:
+          - click<8.1.0
 
   - repo: https://github.com/asottile/blacken-docs
     rev: v1.10.0
@@ -1270,7 +1272,9 @@ repos:
       - id: blacken-docs
         args: [--skip-errors]
         files: ^doc/.*\.rst
-        additional_dependencies: [black==21.7b0]
+        additional_dependencies:
+          - click<8.1.0
+          - black==21.7b0
 
   # <---- Code Formatting --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------