diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 31cc431c..1536621c 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: '3.11.x'
     - name: Setup Python
       run: |
-        python3 -m pip install Cython numpy scipy matplotlib nose-py3
+        python3 -m pip install Cython numpy scipy==1.12.0 matplotlib nose-py3
     - name: Install system
       run: |
         sudo apt-get -y install cmake liblapack-dev libsuitesparse-dev libhypre-dev
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index ae02d747..e9aeb933 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ setup_requires =
 
 install_requires =
     numpy >= 1.26.3
-    scipy >= 1.11.4
+    scipy >= 1.11.4, < 1.13
     cython >= 3.0.7
     nose-py3 >= 1.6.3
     matplotlib > 3