diff --git a/.github/workflows/cache_data.yaml b/.github/workflows/cache_data.yaml
index febcecbf8c7..34fb72027fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cache_data.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cache_data.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       # Install GMT and other required dependencies from conda-forge
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          mamba install gmt=6.4.0 numpy pandas xarray netCDF4 packaging \
+          mamba install gmt=6.4.0 numpy 'pandas<2.0' xarray netCDF4 packaging \
                         build
 
       # Install the package that we want to test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_docs.yml
index c042acd33ed..b58cc31200c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_docs.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
       # Install GMT and other required dependencies from conda-forge
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          mamba install gmt=6.4.0 numpy pandas xarray netCDF4 packaging \
+          mamba install gmt=6.4.0 numpy 'pandas<2.0' xarray netCDF4 packaging \
                         build ipython make myst-parser contextily geopandas rioxarray \
                         sphinx sphinx-copybutton sphinx-design sphinx-gallery sphinx_rtd_theme
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
index f2694f22e1d..55292310504 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           mamba install gmt=6.4.0 numpy=${{ matrix.numpy-version }} \
-                        pandas xarray netCDF4 packaging \
+                        'pandas<2.0' xarray netCDF4 packaging \
                         ${{ matrix.optional-packages }} \
                         build dvc make 'pytest>=6.0' \
                         pytest-cov pytest-doctestplus pytest-mpl sphinx-gallery
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_tests_dev.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci_tests_dev.yaml
index 2305741e276..b7a0d2de8a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_tests_dev.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_tests_dev.yaml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
                         ninja cmake libblas libcblas liblapack fftw libgdal \
                         geopandas ghostscript libnetcdf hdf5 zlib curl pcre make
           pip install --pre --prefer-binary \
-                        numpy pandas xarray netCDF4 packaging \
+                        numpy 'pandas<2.0' xarray netCDF4 packaging \
                         build contextily dvc ipython rioxarray \
                         'pytest>=6.0' pytest-cov pytest-doctestplus pytest-mpl \
                         sphinx-gallery
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_tests_legacy.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci_tests_legacy.yaml
index 5c9912243ac..af82a8a204e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_tests_legacy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_tests_legacy.yaml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           mamba install gmt=${{ matrix.gmt_version }} numpy \
-                        pandas xarray netCDF4 packaging \
+                        'pandas<2.0' xarray netCDF4 packaging \
                         contextily geopandas ipython rioxarray \
                         build dvc make 'pytest>=6.0' \
                         pytest-cov pytest-doctestplus pytest-mpl sphinx-gallery
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 3c3abbf1374..509281ffd82 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ dependencies:
     - pip
     - gmt=6.4.0
     - numpy>=1.21
-    - pandas
+    - pandas<2.0
     - xarray
     - netCDF4
     - packaging