diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 18fe397..f453b2c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ python = "^3.11"
 # use `rev` to pin to a specific hash, or tag, from the git repo
 labretriever = {git = "https://github.com/cmatKhan/labretriever.git", rev = "72bbf3b"}
 shiny = "^1.4.0"
-shinywidgets = "^0.7.1"
+shinywidgets = ">=0.7.1,<0.9.0"
 upsetjs-jupyter-widget = "^1.9.0"
 scikit-learn = "^1.6.1"
 plotly = "^6.0.1"