diff --git a/python-csvkit.changes b/python-csvkit.changes
index 42953e4..254cf14 100644
--- a/python-csvkit.changes
+++ b/python-csvkit.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue May 30 08:21:00 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- require sqlalchemy < 2 due to agate-sql 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Apr 17 08:59:16 UTC 2023 - pgajdos@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-csvkit.spec b/python-csvkit.spec
index 696ac9e..29c9816 100644
--- a/python-csvkit.spec
+++ b/python-csvkit.spec
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            https://github.com/wireservice/csvkit
 Source0:        https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/c/csvkit/csvkit-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1:        https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wireservice/csvkit/5f22e664121b13d9ff005a9206873a8f97431dca/examples/testdbf_converted.csv
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module SQLAlchemy >= 0.9.3}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module SQLAlchemy >= 0.9.3 with %python-SQLAlchemy < 2}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module Sphinx >= 1.0.7}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module aenum}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module agate >= 1.6.1}