diff --git a/scripts/check_modules.py b/scripts/check_modules.py
index 8941ef0e..0861febb 100644
--- a/scripts/check_modules.py
+++ b/scripts/check_modules.py
@@ -127,6 +127,16 @@ def update_modules():
         if module_name in modules_to_log:
             print(f"{module_name}: {version(module_name)}")
 
+    # hotfix accelerate
+    accelerate_version = version("accelerate")
+    if accelerate_version is None:
+        install("accelerate", "0.23.0")
+    else:
+        accelerate_version = accelerate_version.split(".")
+        accelerate_version = tuple(map(int, accelerate_version))
+        if accelerate_version < (0, 23):
+            install("accelerate", "0.23.0")
+
 
 ### utilities