diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6a8826e02..cf972f3c3 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ setup(
         'dnspython>=1.10',
         'Django-Select2>5,<7.8',
         'django-tables2>=1.0,<2.5',
-        'django-ratelimit',
+        'django-ratelimit<3',
         'gadjo>=0.53',
         'django-import-export>=1,<2.6',
         'djangorestframework>=3.9,<3.13',