diff --git a/doc/api/magic-sql.md b/doc/api/magic-sql.md
index 073bb12f5..3228e2793 100644
--- a/doc/api/magic-sql.md
+++ b/doc/api/magic-sql.md
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ FROM my_data
 LIMIT 3
 """
 
-%sql $QUERY
+%sql {{QUERY}}
 ```
 
 ## Templated SQL queries
@@ -228,11 +228,11 @@ limit_two = template.substitute(limit=2)
 **Important:** Ensure you sanitize the input parameters; as malicious parameters will be able to run arbitrary SQL queries.
 
 ```{code-cell} ipython3
-%sql $limit_one
+%sql {{limit_one}}
 ```
 
 ```{code-cell} ipython3
-%sql $limit_two
+%sql {{limit_two}}
 ```
 
 ## Compose large queries
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a65c175b9..ff5b2279c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "pkgmt",
     "twine",
     # tests
-    "duckdb",
+    "duckdb==0.7.1",
     "duckdb-engine",
     "pyodbc",
     # sql.plot module tests