diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e8d4b05..466e18a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "maxplotlibx"
-version = "0.1.7"
+version = "0.1.8"
 description = "A reproducible plotting module with various backends and export options."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "matplotlib",
     "pint",
     "plotly",
-    "plotext",
+    "plotext >= 5, < 6",
     "tikzfigure[vis]>=0.3.0",
 ]
 [project.optional-dependencies]