diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9e3fd4f3ac..c36eab7a5c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 numpy
 scipy
-netCDF4!=1.7.1
+netCDF4<1.7.1; sys_platform == 'windows'
 matplotlib
 pooch
 cftime