diff --git a/packages/markitdown-mcp/pyproject.toml b/packages/markitdown-mcp/pyproject.toml
index 76e89b9..6cbc0e5 100644
--- a/packages/markitdown-mcp/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/markitdown-mcp/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-  "mcp",
+  "mcp~=1.5.0",
   "markitdown[all]>=0.1.1,<0.2.0",
 ]