diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a1d0969..51f1997 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 matplotlib
 seaborn~=0.11.2
 numpy >= 1.20
-pandas
+pandas~=2.1
 flask
 flask-cors
 flask_sock
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e7c374b..e8835ee 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def scientific_toolchain_versions():
     install_requires=scientific_toolchain_versions()
     + [
         "chardet",
-        "pandas",
+        "pandas~=2.1",
         "seaborn",
         "networkx",
         "openpyxl",