diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_unittest.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr_unittest.yaml
index 53c94a1..10ead7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_unittest.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_unittest.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           install.packages(c("remotes","devtools", "rmarkdown","tidyverse","DT","here","RSocrata"))
-          devtools::install_github("epiforecasts/scoringutils")
+          devtools::install_github("epiforecasts/scoringutils@v1.2.2")
           remotes::install_deps(dependencies = NA)
         shell: Rscript {0}
       - name: Install zoltr
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get changed files
         id: changed-files
         uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v2.1
-      - name: Checkout covidData when get_truth.R, aggregate_to_weekly.R or load_truth.R has changed 
+      - name: Checkout covidData when get_truth.R, aggregate_to_weekly.R or load_truth.R has changed
         if: >-
           ${{ contains(steps.changed-files.outputs.modified_files, 'R/get_truth.R') ||
           contains(steps.changed-files.outputs.modified_files,
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           repository: reichlab/covidData
           path: covidData
-      - name: Install covidData when get_truth.R, aggregate_to_weekly.R or load_truth.R has changed 
+      - name: Install covidData when get_truth.R, aggregate_to_weekly.R or load_truth.R has changed
         if: >-
           ${{ contains(steps.changed-files.outputs.modified_files, 'R/get_truth.R') ||
           contains(steps.changed-files.outputs.modified_files,
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           rmarkdown::render("vignettes/covidHubUtils-overview.Rmd")
         shell: Rscript {0}
-    
-          
-        
+
+
+
 
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/r_cmd_check.yaml b/.github/workflows/r_cmd_check.yaml
index 16a93b2..855cc38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/r_cmd_check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/r_cmd_check.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           install.packages(c("remotes","devtools","rmarkdown","tidyverse","DT","here","RSocrata"))
-          devtools::install_github("epiforecasts/scoringutils")
+          devtools::install_github("epiforecasts/scoringutils@v1.2.2")
           remotes::install_deps(dependencies = NA)
         shell: Rscript {0}
       - name: Install zoltr
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 63478be..de5d08f 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Imports:
     MMWRweek (>= 0.1.1),
     lubridate (>= 1.7.4),
     purrr (>= 0.3.3),
-    scoringutils (>= 1.0.0),
+    scoringutils (>= 1.2.2),
     ggplot2,
     magrittr,
     forcats,
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Suggests:
     rmarkdown
 Remotes:
     reichlab/zoltr,
-    epiforecasts/scoringutils
+    epiforecasts/scoringutils@v1.2.2
 Depends: 
     R (>= 3.5.0)
 URL: https://github.com/reichlab/covidHubUtils
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 399e12e..a1d2f1f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ The `covidHubUtils` package relies on a small number of packages, including many
 ```r
 devtools::install_github("reichlab/zoltr")
 ```
-Additional functionalities in `covidHubUtils` also rely on `scoringutils`. Because of new updates in `scoringutils` that uses functions not yet on the cran version, please install `scoringutils` from GitHub:
+Additional functionalities in `covidHubUtils` also rely on `scoringutils`. Please install version 1.2.2 of `scoringutils` from github:
 ``` r
-remotes::install_github("epiforecasts/scoringutils")
+devtools::install_github("epiforecasts/scoringutils@v1.2.2")
 ```
 Some additional functionalities in `covidHubUtils` also rely on `covidData`. Because there are daily data updates in `covidData`, please install the latest version of it before using related functions in `covidHubUtils`:
 ``` r
diff --git a/vignettes/covidHubUtils-overview.Rmd b/vignettes/covidHubUtils-overview.Rmd
index 8ca0f13..e1199cf 100644
--- a/vignettes/covidHubUtils-overview.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/covidHubUtils-overview.Rmd
@@ -431,9 +431,9 @@ To find the most recent weekly forecast evaluation summary, please visit the [ev
 The inputs to the `scored_forecasts()` include a `forecasts` data frame created by `load_forecasts()` and a `truth` data frame created by `load_truth()`. 
 
 
-The `scoringutils` package provides a collection of metrics and proper scoring rules that make it simple to score forecasts against the true observed values. Please install and load the most up-to-date development version of `scoringutils` from GitHub:
+The `scoringutils` package provides a collection of metrics and proper scoring rules that make it simple to score forecasts against the true observed values. 
 ``` {r}
-remotes::install_github("epiforecasts/scoringutils")
+# devtools::install_github("epiforecasts/scoringutils@v1.2.2")
 library(scoringutils)
 ```