diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 80479aac..814da34c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 matplotlib
-pandas
+pandas<3
 pydot
 pytest
 codecov
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9a9a717b..9d487dc1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
         "PyYAML",
         "matplotlib",
         "numpy",
-        "pandas",
+        "pandas<3",
         "textX < 3.0.0; python_version < '3.6'",
         "textX >= 3.0.0; python_version >= '3.6'",
         "multiprocess",