diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 99747946..2465ff7e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         "ruyaml",
         "tqdm",
         "typing-extensions",
-        "xarray",
+        "xarray<2025.3.0",
     ],
     include_package_data=True,
     extras_require={