diff --git a/etc/environment.yml b/etc/environment.yml
index f7fe4e7a9..620214b14 100644
--- a/etc/environment.yml
+++ b/etc/environment.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dependencies:
   - python>=3.10
   - numpy>=1.20.3
   - matplotlib>=1.4.0
-  - pandas>=2.0.0
+  - pandas>=2.0.0,<3
 
   # codegen
   - boltons>=1.0