diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ddd7c02e..3864f07b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -46,8 +46,10 @@
         ],
     },
     install_requires=[
-        "dbt-adapters>=1.2.1",
-        "dbt-common>=1.3.0",
+        "dbt-adapters>=1.2.1,<2.0",
+        "dbt-common>=1.3.0,<2.0",
+        # add dbt-core to ensure backwards compatibility of installation, this is not a functional dependency
+        "dbt-core>=1.8.0",
         "teradatasql>=20.00.00.10",
     ],
     classifiers=[