diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3fb5368d5..3ca95de0f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 install_requires = [
     "numpy>=1.23.0",
-    "pygfx>=0.8.0",
+    "pygfx~=0.9.0",
     "wgpu>=0.20.0",
     "cmap>=0.1.3",
 ]