diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d25a919b..d50ca1e4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "datalad>=0.13.5,!=0.17.3,!=0.17.0,!=0.16.1",
     "numpy<=1.26.4",
     "pandas<=2.2.2",
-    "pybids<=0.16.4",
+    "pybids<=0.16.5",
     "pyyaml",
     "scikit-learn<=1.4.2",
     "tqdm",