diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 6b3b358..773e334 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ install_requires =
     Flask-RESTful>=0.3.7
     pillow>=7.0
     six>=1.7.2
+    # remove after flask pin in pytest has been removed
+    werkzeug<3.1.0
 
 [options.extras_require]
 tests =