diff --git a/environments/environment-Linux.yml b/environments/environment-Linux.yml
index d55ea40bf..eb822ec0e 100644
--- a/environments/environment-Linux.yml
+++ b/environments/environment-Linux.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ dependencies:
   - numcodecs = 0.11.0
   # install these from conda-forge so that dependent packages get included in the distributable
   - jsonschema = 4.18.0  # installs jsonschema-specifications
-  - pydantic[email] = 2.0.2  # installs email-validator
   - pip
   - pip:
       - chardet == 5.1.0
@@ -20,3 +19,4 @@ dependencies:
       - neuroconv @ git+https://github.com/catalystneuro/neuroconv.git@main#neuroconv[full]
       - pytest == 7.4.0
       - pytest-cov == 4.1.0
+      - pydantic[email] == 1.10.12
diff --git a/environments/environment-MAC-arm64.yml b/environments/environment-MAC-arm64.yml
index 6e4508a61..32eb8783b 100644
--- a/environments/environment-MAC-arm64.yml
+++ b/environments/environment-MAC-arm64.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ dependencies:
   - numpy  # may have x64/arm64 mismatch issues so install from conda-forge
   # install these from conda-forge so that dependent packages get included in the distributable
   - jsonschema = 4.18.0  # installs jsonschema-specifications
-  - pydantic[email] = 2.0.2  # installs email-validator
   - pip
   - pip:
       - chardet == 5.1.0
@@ -23,3 +22,4 @@ dependencies:
       - neuroconv @ git+https://github.com/catalystneuro/neuroconv.git@main#neuroconv[full]
       - pytest == 7.4.0
       - pytest-cov == 4.1.0
+      - pydantic[email] == 1.10.12
diff --git a/environments/environment-MAC.yml b/environments/environment-MAC.yml
index d55ea40bf..eb822ec0e 100644
--- a/environments/environment-MAC.yml
+++ b/environments/environment-MAC.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ dependencies:
   - numcodecs = 0.11.0
   # install these from conda-forge so that dependent packages get included in the distributable
   - jsonschema = 4.18.0  # installs jsonschema-specifications
-  - pydantic[email] = 2.0.2  # installs email-validator
   - pip
   - pip:
       - chardet == 5.1.0
@@ -20,3 +19,4 @@ dependencies:
       - neuroconv @ git+https://github.com/catalystneuro/neuroconv.git@main#neuroconv[full]
       - pytest == 7.4.0
       - pytest-cov == 4.1.0
+      - pydantic[email] == 1.10.12
diff --git a/environments/environment-Windows.yml b/environments/environment-Windows.yml
index eb846dee2..c3caa204c 100644
--- a/environments/environment-Windows.yml
+++ b/environments/environment-Windows.yml
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ dependencies:
       - hdmf >= 3.7.0
       - pytest == 7.2.2
       - pytest-cov == 4.1.0
-      - email-validator == 2.0.0
+      - pydantic[email] == 1.10.12