diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 103252d872..8f6a7e07ee 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "PyMySQL==1.1.1",
     "pypdf~=3.17.0",
     "PyPika==0.48.9",
-    "mysqlclient~=2.2.7",
+    "mysqlclient==2.2.7",
     "PyQRCode~=1.2.1",
     "PyYAML~=6.0.1",
     "RestrictedPython~=8.0",