diff --git a/pixi.toml b/pixi.toml
index 9fd8f9f1ce..11100ac9f3 100644
--- a/pixi.toml
+++ b/pixi.toml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ COVERAGE_CORE = "sysmon"
 cftime = "*"
 contourpy = "*"
 dask-core = "*"
-dask-expr = "*"
+dask-expr = "<2"
 datashader = ">=0.11.1"
 ffmpeg = "*"
 ibis-sqlite = "*"