diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 74d3dcae9e..f758435fbf 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ gem "pg"
 gem "plek"
 gem "prometheus-client"
 gem "sentry-sidekiq"
-gem "sidekiq-unique-jobs"
+gem "sidekiq-unique-jobs", "< 8.0.8"
 gem "whenever", require: false
 gem "with_advisory_lock"
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 379eaae933..af97e2c596 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ GEM
       logger
       rack (>= 2.2.4)
       redis-client (>= 0.22.2)
-    sidekiq-unique-jobs (8.0.10)
+    sidekiq-unique-jobs (8.0.7)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.5)
       sidekiq (>= 7.0.0, < 8.0.0)
       thor (>= 1.0, < 3.0)
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rspec-rails
   rubocop-govuk
   sentry-sidekiq
-  sidekiq-unique-jobs
+  sidekiq-unique-jobs (< 8.0.8)
   simplecov
   timecop
   web-console