diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index c2967c89e..c3ac74d0b 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ install_requires =
     dmgbuild ~= 1.4; sys_platform == "darwin"
     psutil ~= 5.9
     rich ~= 12.4
-    platformdirs ~= 2.5
+    platformdirs >= 2.5,< 4.0
     packaging ~= 21.3
 
 [options.extras_require]