diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c4392aa1..3f0d139a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ python-dotenv>=0.15,<0.16
 responses
 slackblocks
 tldextract>=2.2,<2.3
-werkzeug>=3,<4
+werkzeug>=2,<3; python_version < '3.8'
+werkzeug>=3,<4; python_version >= '3.8'
 watchdog>=2,<3
 whitenoise>=5.2,<5.3
 pyjwt>=2.4,<2.5
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b5a77a49..ae8eb6a9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@
         "dotty_dict>=1.3.0,<1.40",
         "pyjwt>=2.4,<2.5",
         "pytest>=7,<8",
-        "werkzeug>=3,<4",
+        "werkzeug>=2,<3; python_version < '3.8'",
+        "werkzeug>=3,<4; python_version >= '3.8'",
         "watchdog>=2,<=4",
     ],
     # See https://pypi.python.org/pypi?%3Aaction=list_classifiers