diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 775c71d9..5c3873fb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def local_pkg(name: str, relative_path: str) -> str:
     "dacite",
     "f90nml",
     "numpy >= 2",
-    "xarray",
+    "xarray <= 2026.7.0",
     "zarr < 3.0.0",
 ]