diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9115ff2f3..d391c2605 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def get_package_name(name):
         'django-ajax-selects~=2.1',  # publish error, see: https://github.com/crucialfelix/django-ajax-selects/issues/306
         'django-ical~=1.7',
         'django-mptt~=0.10',
-        'django-paypal~=1.1',
+        'django-paypal>=1.1,<3.0',
         'django-post-office~=3.2',
         'django-timezone-field>=7.0,<8.0',
         'djangorestframework~=3.9',
diff --git a/tests/requirements.txt b/tests/requirements.txt
index 37030ac82..1a427a684 100644
--- a/tests/requirements.txt
+++ b/tests/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ channels==3.0.4
 # django explicitly not listed here because azure installs a particular series immediately after
 django-ajax-selects==2.1.0  # publish error, see: https://github.com/crucialfelix/django-ajax-selects/issues/306
 django-ical==1.9.2
-django-paypal==1.1.2
+django-paypal==2.1
 django-mptt==0.14.0 ; python_version<"3.9"
 django-mptt==0.16.0 ; python_version>="3.9"
 django-post-office==3.6.0