diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5899470a4..1c944a90a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     long_description = fh.read()
 
 requirements = [
-    "qiskit>=0.32",
+    "qiskit>=0.32,<0.46",
     "qiskit-aer",
     "qiskit-ibm-runtime",
     "qiskit-ibm-provider",