diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 31609a761..b7cfcf960 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ install_requires =
 	importlib_resources
 	numpy >=1.13
 	optlang ~=1.5
-	pandas ~=1.0
+	pandas >=1.0,<3.0
 	pydantic >=1.6
 	python-libsbml ~=5.19
 	rich >=8.0