diff --git a/compose/neurosynth_compose/requirements.txt b/compose/neurosynth_compose/requirements.txt
index d9651a55d..0d6c5da3b 100644
--- a/compose/neurosynth_compose/requirements.txt
+++ b/compose/neurosynth_compose/requirements.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ flask-sqlalchemy~=3.0
 gunicorn~=22.0
 httpx~=0.22
 ipython~=7.19
+marshmallow~=3.0
 pandas~=2.0
 pip-chill~=1.0
 psycopg2-binary~=2.8
diff --git a/compose/setup.py b/compose/setup.py
index 33975c323..f617b2820 100644
--- a/compose/setup.py
+++ b/compose/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "flask-cors",
     "flask-sqlalchemy",
     "pyld",
-    "marshmallow>=3.0.0",
+    "marshmallow~=3.0.0",
     "webargs",
     "shortuuid",
     "pandas",
diff --git a/store/neurostore/requirements.txt b/store/neurostore/requirements.txt
index d60ae765d..ba60c101c 100644
--- a/store/neurostore/requirements.txt
+++ b/store/neurostore/requirements.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ flask-migrate~=2.5
 flask-sqlalchemy~=3.1 # fix multiple instance error: https://flask-sqlalchemy.palletsprojects.com/en/3.0.x/changes/#version-3-0-3
 gunicorn~=22.0
 ipython~=7.19
+marshmallow<4.0.0
 numpy<2.0.0
 pandas~=1.2
 pip-chill~=1.0
diff --git a/store/setup.py b/store/setup.py
index 4c57925b9..935810045 100644
--- a/store/setup.py
+++ b/store/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "flask-sqlalchemy",
     "pyld",
     "flask-graphql",
-    "marshmallow>=3.0.0",
+    "marshmallow<4.0.0",
     "webargs",
     "shortuuid",
     "pandas",