diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 6984f610d..47cf3119c 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ setup_requires =
 install_requires =
   msgpack >=1.0.3, <=1.0.4
   packaging
-  platformdirs
+  platformdirs >=3.0.0, <4.0.0
   argon2-cffi
 tests_require =
   pytest