diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index e22207a..6b95f15 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ python_requires = >=3.7
 setup_requires = setuptools_scm
 # add your package requirements here
 install_requires =
-	ome-zarr>=0.3.0
+	ome-zarr>=0.3.0,!=0.8.3
 	numpy
 	vispy
 	napari>=0.4.13