diff --git a/src/agent/Cargo.toml b/src/agent/Cargo.toml
index 470d4050da..12a7a09ea6 100644
--- a/src/agent/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/agent/Cargo.toml
@@ -56,7 +56,14 @@ log = "0.4.11"
 cfg-if = "1.0.0"
 prometheus = { version = "0.13.0", features = ["process"] }
 procfs = "0.12.0"
-anyhow = "1.0.32"
+
+# anyhow is currently locked at 1.0.58 because:
+# - Versions between 1.0.59 - 1.0.76 have not been tested yet using Kata CI.
+#   However, those versions are passing "make test" for the Kata Agent.
+# - Versions 1.0.77 or newer fail during "make test" - see
+#   https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/issues/9538
+anyhow = "=1.0.58"
+
 cgroups = { package = "cgroups-rs", version = "0.3.3" }
 
 # Tracing