diff --git a/.github/workflows/python.yaml b/.github/workflows/python.yaml
index d61cf549a2..46688afcf9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python.yaml
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ jobs:
           pip install -e ".[dev]"
           if [ "$MODULE" == "metal" ]; then
             conda install -c conda-forge "ffmpeg<7"
+            pip install "mlx<0.22.0"
             pip install mlx-lm
             pip install mlx-vlm
             pip install mlx-whisper
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index ba0f732c0c..15cd5c626f 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ all =
     optimum
     outlines>=0.0.34
     sglang>=0.2.7 ; sys_platform=='linux'
+    mlx<0.22.0 ; sys_platform=='darwin' and platform_machine=='arm64'
     mlx-lm ; sys_platform=='darwin' and platform_machine=='arm64'
     mlx-vlm>=0.1.7 ; sys_platform=='darwin' and platform_machine=='arm64'
     mlx-whisper ; sys_platform=='darwin' and platform_machine=='arm64'
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ sglang =
     vllm>=0.5.2 ; sys_platform=='linux'
     outlines>=0.0.34
 mlx =
+    mlx<0.22.0
     mlx-lm
     mlx-vlm>=0.1.7
     mlx-whisper