diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 20b4710..0f8e310 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ compile-java:
 
 .PHONY: install-python-deps
 install-python-deps:
-	pip install -q -r requirements.txt
+	pip install -q -r requirements.txt --pre
 
 # Download and unpack all benchmarks
 .PHONY: download-benchmarks
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6efe3a8..ef45a7b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 networkx
-# Currently, no pycapnp wheels are built for 3.12; build it from source using a fork that forces cython<3
-#pycapnp
-git+https://github.com/eddieh-xlnx/pycapnp.git@install_requires
+pycapnp