diff --git a/opencontrail/control/analytics.yml b/opencontrail/control/analytics.yml
index 6fbc85a..9e3d78d 100644
--- a/opencontrail/control/analytics.yml
+++ b/opencontrail/control/analytics.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@
       package:
         librdkafka1:
           version: 0.9.0-0contrail0
+          hold: true
         python-kafka:
           version: 1.0.1-0contrail1
+          hold: true
   opencontrail:
     common:
       version: ${_param:opencontrail_version}