diff --git a/crates/meili-snap/Cargo.toml b/crates/meili-snap/Cargo.toml
index 6c68e563c..aee6b497f 100644
--- a/crates/meili-snap/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/meili-snap/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
+# fixed version due to format breakages in v1.40
 insta = { version = "=1.39.0", features = ["json", "redactions"] }
 md5 = "0.7.0"
 once_cell = "1.19"