diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 375a338..269a253 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ packages = find:
 package_dir =
     =src
 install_requires =
-    joblib>=0.17
+    joblib>=0.17,<=1.1.1
     lxml
     importlib_metadata>=3.6
     neuroquery