diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5abdf82efb..09d3ee11bd 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ requires = [
     # is 1.18.5, remove the line when they increase oldest supported Numpy for this platform
     "numpy==1.18.5; python_version=='3.8' and platform_machine not in 'arm64|aarch64'",
     "oldest-supported-numpy; python_version>'3.8' or platform_machine in 'arm64|aarch64'",
-    "scipy",
+    "scipy>=1.7.0,<=1.12.0",
     "setuptools",
     "wheel",
 ]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index be7f58330b..30b9453867 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ def run(self):
 
 install_requires = [
     NUMPY_STR,
-    'scipy >= 1.7.0',
+    'scipy>=1.7.0,<=1.12.0',
     'smart_open >= 1.8.1',
 ]