diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fa2b71ad2..1c228b1ab 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         "MarkupSafe<=2.1",
         "mypy",
         "myst-parser",
-        "pre-commit",
+        "pre-commit<=3.8",
         "pydocstyle",
         "pylint",
         "pytest",