diff --git a/conda/recipes/kvikio/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/kvikio/meta.yaml
index 271712ac51..b21cf51216 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/kvikio/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/kvikio/meta.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2023-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2023-2025, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 
 {% set version = environ.get('GIT_DESCRIBE_TAG', '0.0.0.dev').lstrip('v') %}
 {% set py_version = environ['CONDA_PY'] %}
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ requirements:
     - python
     - numpy >=1.23,<3.0a0
     - cupy >=12.0.0
-    - zarr
+    - zarr <3.0.0,>=2.0.0
     # See https://github.com/zarr-developers/numcodecs/pull/475
     - numcodecs !=0.12.0
     - packaging