diff --git a/doc/release_notes.rst b/doc/release_notes.rst
index 80211635..963a1175 100644
--- a/doc/release_notes.rst
+++ b/doc/release_notes.rst
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ Upcoming Release
 
 * Fix crs bug. Change crs 4236 to 4326.
 
+* Update rasterio version to correctly calculate exclusion raster
+
 
 PyPSA-Eur 0.4.0 (22th September 2021)
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diff --git a/envs/environment.yaml b/envs/environment.yaml
index a2cba37f..f8060de1 100644
--- a/envs/environment.yaml
+++ b/envs/environment.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ dependencies:
   - pyomo
   - matplotlib
   - proj
-  - fiona <= 1.18.20  # Till issue https://github.com/Toblerity/Fiona/issues/1085 is not solved
+  - fiona<=1.18.20  # Till issue https://github.com/Toblerity/Fiona/issues/1085 is not solved
 
   # Keep in conda environment when calling ipython
   - ipython
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ dependencies:
   # GIS dependencies:
   - cartopy
   - descartes
-  - rasterio
+  - rasterio<=1.2.9  # 1.2.10 creates error https://github.com/PyPSA/atlite/issues/238
 
   # PyPSA-Eur-Sec Dependencies
   - geopy