diff --git a/plugins/operators/ray_tune/pyproject.toml b/plugins/operators/ray_tune/pyproject.toml
index 6b2510bc0..94ed4f773 100644
--- a/plugins/operators/ray_tune/pyproject.toml
+++ b/plugins/operators/ray_tune/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ dependencies = [
   # version 0.63.0. By adding this requirement explicitly
   # we help uv perform a forked resolution for the lockfile.
   "numba>=0.63.0 ; python_full_version >= '3.14'",
+  "pandas<3",
   "paretoset>=1.2.4",
   "ray[tune]>=2.9",
   "scipy>=1.15.3",
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 6c78a0e88..6a44e3ba0 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "bayesian-optimization" },
     { name = "nevergrad" },
     { name = "numba", version = "0.65.0", source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }, marker = "python_full_version >= '3.14'" },
+    { name = "pandas" },
     { name = "paretoset" },
     { name = "ray", extra = ["tune"] },
     { name = "scipy", version = "1.15.3", source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }, marker = "python_full_version < '3.14'" },
@@ -201,6 +202,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "bayesian-optimization", specifier = ">=1.4.0" },
     { name = "nevergrad", specifier = ">=1.0.12" },
     { name = "numba", marker = "python_full_version >= '3.14'", specifier = ">=0.63.0" },
+    { name = "pandas", specifier = "<3" },
     { name = "paretoset", specifier = ">=1.2.4" },
     { name = "ray", extras = ["tune"], specifier = ">=2.9" },
     { name = "scipy", specifier = ">=1.15.3" },