diff --git a/python/README.md b/python/README.md
index 9d36a307..ceb33b84 100644
--- a/python/README.md
+++ b/python/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ PalletJack reduces the amount of metadata bytes that need to be read and decoded
 
 ## Required:
 
-- pyarrow  >= 14
+- pyarrow  ~= 15.0
  
 PalletJack operates on top of pyarrow, making it an essential requirement for both building and using PalletJack. While our source package is compatible with recent versions of pyarrow, the binary distribution package specifically requires the latest major version of pyarrow.
 
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index a77be9ca..5832ed54 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "palletjack"
-version = "1.0.1"
+version = "1.0.2"
 authors = [
   { name="Marcin Krystianc", email="marcin.krystianc@gmail.com" },
 ]