diff --git a/requirements-build.txt b/requirements-build.txt
index 8cc70c1a1fb9cc16f245d02cb4dba6388ced1010..2055a21306877137f3a739563d40079f020ee159 100644
--- a/requirements-build.txt
+++ b/requirements-build.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-cython>=0.29
+cython>=0.29; platform_system != 'Windows'
+cython>=0.29,<3; platform_system == 'Windows'
 build>=0.7.0
 auditwheel>=4
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