diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0eea1f086..7a53726c2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ django-compressor = "*"
 django-libsass = "*"
 django-csp = "*"
 psycopg = {version = ">3.1.8", extras = ["c"]}
-pycurl = "!=7.45.3" # Import issue with 7.45.3 (https://github.com/comic/grand-challenge.org/issues/3252)
+pycurl = "<7.45.3" # Import issue with 7.45.3 (https://github.com/comic/grand-challenge.org/issues/3252)
 pyjwt = "*"
 beautifulsoup4 = "*"
 pymdown-extensions = "*"