diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e6d0a96ffc0..da677f75702 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
     "multiprocess",
     # to save datasets locally or on any filesystem
     # minimum 2023.1.0 to support protocol=kwargs in fsspec's `open`, `get_fs_token_paths`, etc.: see https://github.com/fsspec/filesystem_spec/pull/1143
-    "fsspec[http]>=2023.1.0",
+    "fsspec[http]>=2023.1.0,<=2023.10.0",
     # for data streaming via http
     "aiohttp",
     # To get datasets from the Datasets Hub on huggingface.co