diff --git a/environment.yaml b/environment.yaml
index 13d50f41..44530b3b 100644
--- a/environment.yaml
+++ b/environment.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ dependencies:
     - openjdk==11.0.15
     - pigz
     - pip:
-        - pandas>=1.3.0
+        - pandas>=1.3.0,<=1.5.1
         - scanpy>=1.8.1
         - leidenalg>=0.8.1
         - numpy>=1.18.1