diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ffb7e02fabb3..bfc16337e18b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 # This is a bit jank. We need cx-Freeze to be able to run anything from this script, so install it
 try:
-    requirement = 'cx-Freeze>=6.15.10'
+    requirement = 'cx-Freeze>=6.15.16,<7'
     import pkg_resources
     try:
         pkg_resources.require(requirement)