diff --git a/dev/requirements.txt b/dev/requirements.txt
index 597417aba1f3d..0749af75aa4be 100644
--- a/dev/requirements.txt
+++ b/dev/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ py4j
 
 # PySpark dependencies (optional)
 numpy
-pyarrow
+pyarrow<13.0.0
 pandas
 scipy
 plotly
diff --git a/python/docs/source/getting_started/install.rst b/python/docs/source/getting_started/install.rst
index 6822285e96172..e97632a8b384b 100644
--- a/python/docs/source/getting_started/install.rst
+++ b/python/docs/source/getting_started/install.rst
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ Package                    Supported version Note
 ========================== ========================= ======================================================================================
 `py4j`                     >=0.10.9.7                Required
 `pandas`                   >=1.0.5                   Required for pandas API on Spark and Spark Connect; Optional for Spark SQL
-`pyarrow`                  >=4.0.0                   Required for pandas API on Spark and Spark Connect; Optional for Spark SQL
+`pyarrow`                  >=4.0.0,<13.0.0           Required for pandas API on Spark and Spark Connect; Optional for Spark SQL
 `numpy`                    >=1.15                    Required for pandas API on Spark and MLLib DataFrame-based API; Optional for Spark SQL
 `grpcio`                   >=1.48,<1.57              Required for Spark Connect
 `grpcio-status`            >=1.48,<1.57              Required for Spark Connect