diff --git a/examples/trl/dpo.py b/examples/trl/dpo.py
index 9804a6f04a..f69081123e 100644
--- a/examples/trl/dpo.py
+++ b/examples/trl/dpo.py
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ def get_stack_exchange_paired(
         split="train",
         cache_dir=cache_dir,
         data_dir=data_dir,
-        verification_mode="no_checks",  # TODO: remove this line when Datasets v2.19.2 is released
     )
     original_columns = dataset.column_names
 
diff --git a/examples/trl/requirements.txt b/examples/trl/requirements.txt
index 200cfa1b9f..01f0e51a80 100644
--- a/examples/trl/requirements.txt
+++ b/examples/trl/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 trl == 0.8.6
 peft == 0.6.2
-datasets
+datasets == 2.19.2
 tyro
 evaluate
 scikit-learn