diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index 31b3b4fddd..ccf7c2c17a 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ machine:
 
 dependencies:
   pre:
-    - curl -o- -L https://yarnpkg.com/install.sh | bash
+    # Version number can be removed once 0.28.x or higher is released as stable
+    - curl -o- -L https://yarnpkg.com/install.sh | bash -s -- --version 0.28.4
   cache_directories:
     - ~/.yarn-cache
   override:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6c831f6556..e821482718 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
   "engines": {
     "node": ">= 4.x <= 8.x",
     "npm": ">= 2.x <= 5.x",
-    "yarn": ">=0.27.5"
+    "yarn": ">=0.27.5 || >=1.0.0-20170811"
   },
   "nyc": {
     "all": true,