diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c0237c7df5c5..aa6aa2350627 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ requires-python = ">=3.9"
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 # Should be a copy of the build dependencies below.
 dev = [
-    "meson-python>=0.13.1",
+    "meson-python>=0.13.1,<0.17.0",
     "numpy>=1.25",
     "pybind11>=2.6,!=2.13.3",
     "setuptools_scm>=7",
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ dev = [
 build-backend = "mesonpy"
 # Also keep in sync with optional dependencies above.
 requires = [
-    "meson-python>=0.13.1",
+    "meson-python>=0.13.1,<0.17.0",
     "pybind11>=2.6,!=2.13.3",
     "setuptools_scm>=7",