diff --git a/api/requirements.txt b/api/requirements.txt
index 837e553..305a345 100644
--- a/api/requirements.txt
+++ b/api/requirements.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ pyyaml<6
 -e git+https://github.com/openmaptiles/openmaptiles-tools#egg=openmaptiles-tools
 sqlparse~=0.4.2
 sqlalchemy[asyncio]~=1.4.39
-asyncpg~=0.24.0
+asyncpg~=0.27.0
 pyshp~=2.3.1
 alembic~=1.7.7
diff --git a/api/setup.py b/api/setup.py
index e76b57f..135531c 100644
--- a/api/setup.py
+++ b/api/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ setup(
         "openmaptiles-tools",  # install from git
         "pyshp>=2.2,<2.4",
         "sqlalchemy[asyncio]~=1.4.25",
-        "asyncpg~=0.24.0",
+        "asyncpg>=0.24,<0.28",
         "alembic~=1.7.7",
     ],
     entry_points={