diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b9e930fe804..4fce8ec5e48 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
     "pyspark>=3.4",  # https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SPARK-40991 fixed in 3.4.0
     "py7zr",
     "rarfile>=4.0",
-    "sqlalchemy<2.0.0",
+    "sqlalchemy",
     "s3fs>=2021.11.1",  # aligned with fsspec[http]>=2021.11.1; test only on python 3.7 for now
     "tensorflow>=2.3,!=2.6.0,!=2.6.1; sys_platform != 'darwin' or platform_machine != 'arm64'",
     "tensorflow-macos; sys_platform == 'darwin' and platform_machine == 'arm64'",
diff --git a/src/datasets/features/features.py b/src/datasets/features/features.py
index 344a479612a..20b128c8e52 100644
--- a/src/datasets/features/features.py
+++ b/src/datasets/features/features.py
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ def _cast_to_python_objects(obj: Any, only_1d_for_numpy: bool, optimize_list_cas
                 key: _cast_to_python_objects(
                     value, only_1d_for_numpy=only_1d_for_numpy, optimize_list_casting=optimize_list_casting
                 )[0]
-                for key, value in obj.to_dict("list").items()
+                for key, value in obj.to_dict("series").items()
             },
             True,
         )
diff --git a/src/datasets/table.py b/src/datasets/table.py
index 763716b6415..de896218191 100644
--- a/src/datasets/table.py
+++ b/src/datasets/table.py
@@ -2076,9 +2076,6 @@ def cast_array_to_feature(array: pa.Array, feature: "FeatureType", allow_number_
     elif pa.types.is_fixed_size_list(array.type):
         # feature must be either [subfeature] or Sequence(subfeature)
         array_values = array.values
-        if config.PYARROW_VERSION.major < 15:
-            # PyArrow bug: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/35360
-            array_values = array.values[array.offset * array.type.list_size :]
         if isinstance(feature, list):
             if array.null_count > 0:
                 if config.PYARROW_VERSION.major < 10:
@@ -2090,6 +2087,10 @@ def cast_array_to_feature(array: pa.Array, feature: "FeatureType", allow_number_
             return pa.ListArray.from_arrays(array.offsets, _c(array_values, feature[0]))
         elif isinstance(feature, Sequence):
             if feature.length > -1:
+                if array.offset and feature.length * len(array) != len(array_values):
+                    array_values = array.values[
+                        array.offset * array.type.list_size : (array.offset + len(array)) * array.type.list_size
+                    ]
                 if feature.length * len(array) == len(array_values):
                     return pa.FixedSizeListArray.from_arrays(_c(array_values, feature.feature), feature.length)
             else:
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index bcae5b1da1d..c6770ddac8c 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ def set_update_download_counts_to_false(monkeypatch):
 def set_sqlalchemy_silence_uber_warning(monkeypatch):
     # Required to suppress RemovedIn20Warning when feature(s) are not compatible with SQLAlchemy 2.0
     # To be removed once SQLAlchemy 2.0 supported
-    monkeypatch.setattr("sqlalchemy.util.deprecations.SILENCE_UBER_WARNING", True)
+    try:
+        monkeypatch.setattr("sqlalchemy.util.deprecations.SILENCE_UBER_WARNING", True)
+    except AttributeError:
+        pass
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True, scope="session")