diff --git a/tests/base-notebook/test_packages.py b/tests/base-notebook/test_packages.py
index a8f3dca9..ecb5cd64 100644
--- a/tests/base-notebook/test_packages.py
+++ b/tests/base-notebook/test_packages.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ EXCLUDED_PACKAGES = [
     "protobuf",
     "python",
     "r-irkernel",
+    "r-sparklyr",  # TODO(asalikhov): remove this line when updated to spark 3.3
     "unixodbc",
 ]