diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 8cc5bd20..ec357c1f 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ zipsafe = False
 
 python_requires = >=3.7
 install_requires =
-    fsspec>=0.8.0
+    fsspec>=0.8.0,<2023.9.0
     pyyaml>=3.13
     xxhash>=1.0.0
     pandas>=0.23.0