diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bb6d1f60..d6ba7a38 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ dev = [
   "pytest-cov",
   "pytest_regressions"
 ]
-devsim = ["devsim", "pyvista<=0.48.4", "tidy3d~=2.11.1"]
+devsim = ["devsim", "pyvista<=0.48.4", "tidy3d>=2.11.1,<2.13.0"]
 docs = [
   "jupyter",
   "jupytext",
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ gfviz = ["jinja2", "fastapi", "shapely", "natsort"]
 klayout = ["klayout", "pyvis<=0.3.2", "vlsir", "vlsirtools", "gitpython"]
 luminescent = ["luminescent>=0.2.12,<4.1.0", "sortedcontainers"]
 maintainer = ["mypy", "tbump", "towncrier"]
-meow = ["meow-sim>=0.15", "sax>=0.17,<0.19", "tidy3d~=2.11.1"]
+meow = ["meow-sim>=0.15", "sax>=0.17,<0.19", "tidy3d>=2.11.1,<2.13.0"]
 meshwell = ["shapely", "meshwell~=2.1.1"]
 path_length_analysis = ["bokeh", "numba>=0.60", "shapely"]
 sax = ["sax>=0.17,<0.19"]
 schematic = ["bokeh", "ipywidgets", "natsort"]
-tidy3d = ["tidy3d~=2.11.1", "gdstk", "pytz"]  # pin max version because tidy3d often introduces breaking API changes across minor releases
+tidy3d = ["tidy3d>=2.11.1,<2.13.0", "gdstk", "pytz"]  # pin max version because tidy3d often introduces breaking API changes across minor releases
 vlsir = ["vlsir", "vlsirtools"]
 
 [tool.codespell]