diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d12a1e0b..e67678f7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "jinja2 >= 2.10.3",
     "scipy >= 1.7.3",
     "pygments >= 2.4.2",
-    "snakemake >= 7.10.0",
+    "snakemake >= 7.10.0, < 8.0.0",
     "h5py",
     "shapely",
     "elephant >= 1.0.0",