diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 3154e01254..49eb12daca 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ install_requires =
     packaging>=19.0
     zc.lockfile>=1.2.1
     flufl.lock>=5
-    networkx>=2.5
+    networkx>=2.5,<2.8.3
     psutil>=5.8.0
     pydot>=1.2.4
     importlib-resources>=5.2.2; python_version < '3.9'