diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 6565184..1aee34f 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ repos:
         additional_dependencies: [black]
 
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.15.14
+    rev: v0.15.16
     hooks:
     - id: ruff-check
       name: ruff
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1674cca..2d299aa 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ requires-python = "~=3.10"
 dynamic = ["version"]
 
 dependencies = [
-    "DLite-Python ~=0.5.29,!=0.5.40",
+    "DLite-Python ~=0.5.29,<0.5.40",
     "eval-type-backport ~=0.3.1",
     "fastapi ~=0.136.0",
     "optimade[mongo] ~=1.4",