diff --git a/tests/datasets/test_ftw.py b/tests/datasets/test_ftw.py
index 380331e00f..c41b07f372 100644
--- a/tests/datasets/test_ftw.py
+++ b/tests/datasets/test_ftw.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 from torchgeo.datasets import DatasetNotFoundError, FieldsOfTheWorld
 
+pytest.importorskip('pyarrow', minversion='15.0.0')
+
 
 class TestFieldsOfTheWorld:
     @pytest.fixture(