diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f4e11a18..1e4b5084 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -526,3 +526,8 @@ commands =
         --cov=qrules
 description = Run ALL tests, including the slow channel tests, and compute coverage
 """
+
+[tool.uv]
+constraint-dependencies = [
+    "pytest-profiling!=1.8.0",
+]
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 51055704..e185e445 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 version = 1
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
 
+[manifest]
+constraints = [{ name = "pytest-profiling", specifier = "!=1.8.0" }]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "accessible-pygments"
 version = "0.0.5"
@@ -1850,16 +1853,16 @@ wheels = [
 
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-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.7.0"
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     { name = "pytest" },
     { name = "six" },
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