diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/tests-coverage.yml
index 2b42e91e..c2824f94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-coverage.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           conda config --add channels conda-forge
           conda config --set channel_priority strict
-          conda install pandas pyyaml rasterio fiona
+          conda install pandas=1.5.3 pyyaml rasterio fiona
           pip install -e .
           pip install -r dev-requirements.txt coverage
           pytest --cov niche_vlaanderen --cov-report xml --verbose --tb=long
diff --git a/docs/installation.rst b/docs/installation.rst
index a6cf823e..ddd1bd9c 100644
--- a/docs/installation.rst
+++ b/docs/installation.rst
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Now install the niche_vlaanderen package and its dependencies within the niche e
 
 .. code-block:: shell
 
-    (niche) C:\Users\myusername> conda install pandas pyyaml rasterio fiona
+    (niche) C:\Users\myusername> conda install pandas=1.5.3 pyyaml rasterio fiona
     (niche) C:\Users\myusername> pip install niche_vlaanderen
 
 It is strongly recommended to install also `matplotlib` (otherwise plotting
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ opening some grid files. (See :ref:`missing_gcs` for instructions).
 
 .. code-block:: shell
 
-    conda install pandas pyyaml rasterio fiona
+    conda install pandas=1.5.3 pyyaml rasterio fiona
     pip install niche_vlaanderen
 
 Like for the normal installation, it is strongly recommended to install also `matplotlib` (otherwise plotting
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e722b4ce..f315a87d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-pandas
+pandas<2
 numpy
 rasterio
 pyyaml