diff --git a/.github/meta.yaml b/.github/meta.yaml
index 5b6ad5a7ca..092b456fd4 100644
--- a/.github/meta.yaml
+++ b/.github/meta.yaml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ outputs:
         - python-kaleido >=0.1.0
         - matplotlib-base >=3.3.3
         - seaborn >=0.11.1
-        - ipywidgets >=7.5
+        - ipywidgets >=7.5, <8.0.5
         - xgboost >=1.7.0
         - catboost >=1.1.1
         - lightgbm >=2.3.1
diff --git a/docs/source/release_notes.rst b/docs/source/release_notes.rst
index 11e97ca57f..4b4eb44f9b 100644
--- a/docs/source/release_notes.rst
+++ b/docs/source/release_notes.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Release Notes
     * Enhancements
     * Fixes
     * Changes
+        * Pinned ipywidgets version under 8.0.5 :pr:`4097`
     * Documentation Changes
     * Testing Changes
         * Updated graphviz installation in GitHub workflows to fix windows nightlies :pr:`4088`
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 952bafc637..1e39431c25 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "networkx >= 2.6",
     "plotly >= 5.0.0",
     "kaleido >= 0.1.0",
-    "ipywidgets >= 7.5",
+    "ipywidgets >= 7.5, < 8.0.5",
     "xgboost >= 1.7.0",
     "catboost >= 1.1.1",
     "lightgbm >= 2.3.1",