diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index c983d6b1..208b067a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ packages = find:
 install_requires =
     matplotlib>=3.3.0
     pyglotaran>=0.3.0
+    xarray!=0.20.0,!=0.20.1,>=0.16.2
 python_requires = >=3.8,<3.10
 zip_safe = True