diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 4c6ff7f..4f1fb0e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 fire~=0.4.0
-watchdog~=2.1.9
+watchdog~=6.0.0
 databricks-cli~=0.17.0
 argh
 build~=0.8.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bb1721b..0db90b7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     url="https://github.com/getyourguide/db-rocket",
     packages=setuptools.find_packages(),
-    install_requires=["fire", "watchdog~=2.1.9", "build", "databricks_cli", "databricks-sdk==0.33.0"],
+    install_requires=["fire", "watchdog>=2.1.9,<6.1.0", "build", "databricks_cli", "databricks-sdk==0.33.0"],
     entry_points={
         "console_scripts": ["rocket=rocket.rocket:main", "dbrocket=rocket.rocket:main"]
     },