diff --git a/samples/beam/noxfile.py b/samples/beam/noxfile.py
index 79f8a14d5..b84eda6c1 100644
--- a/samples/beam/noxfile.py
+++ b/samples/beam/noxfile.py
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ def get_pytest_env_vars() -> Dict[str, str]:
 
 TESTED_VERSIONS = sorted([v for v in ALL_VERSIONS if v not in IGNORED_VERSIONS])
 
-INSTALL_LIBRARY_FROM_SOURCE = bool(os.environ.get("INSTALL_LIBRARY_FROM_SOURCE", False))
+# todo(kolea2): temporary workaround to install pinned dep version
+INSTALL_LIBRARY_FROM_SOURCE = False
 
 # Error if a python version is missing
 nox.options.error_on_missing_interpreters = True