diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d6a427fc..945c0420 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ zarr==2.11.0
 pynwb==2.3.2
 numpy==1.21; python_version < "3.8"
 numpy>=1.22; python_version >= "3.8"
-numcodecs==0.11.0
+numcodecs==0.10.2; python_version < "3.8"
+numcodecs==0.11.0; python_version >= "3.8"