diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ca87900..1b2a707 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def get_long_description() -> str:
     author_email="packages@datadoghq.com",
     license="Apache",
     packages=["mkdocs_click"],
-    install_requires=["click>=8.1", "markdown==3.*"],
+    install_requires=["click~=8.1", "markdown==3.*"],
     python_requires=">=3.7",
     include_package_data=True,
     zip_safe=False,