diff --git a/test/setup.cfg b/test/setup.cfg
index 3239ba5..5e99aba 100644
--- a/test/setup.cfg
+++ b/test/setup.cfg
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ setup_requires =
     setuptools_scm
 install_requires =
     numpy >=1.20
-    pandas >=1.0
-    both <=3.0
-    setup_only >=1.0
+    pandas <2.0
+    boltons >=1.0
 
 [options.extras_require]
 test =