diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5bd67ca0c2a3e..efccc90e455b7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def get_git_sha() -> str:
         "mysql": ["mysqlclient>=2.1.0, <3"],
         "ocient": [
             "sqlalchemy-ocient>=1.0.0",
-            "pyocient>=1.0.15",
+            "pyocient>=1.0.15, <2",
             "shapely",
             "geojson",
         ],