diff --git a/bindings/python/pyproject.toml b/bindings/python/pyproject.toml
index ecef03b17d..5563fb0dfe 100644
--- a/bindings/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/bindings/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ filterwarnings = [
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   "pytest>=8.3.2",
-  "datafusion==52.*",
+  "datafusion>=52,<54",
   # Set a PyIceberg lower bound; otherwise the resolver may select the
   # unrelated 0.0.2 stub.
   # Keep pyarrow direct because current pyiceberg[pyarrow] releases depend on
diff --git a/bindings/python/uv.lock b/bindings/python/uv.lock
index 70c6a66265..5b5f55f7ce 100644
--- a/bindings/python/uv.lock
+++ b/bindings/python/uv.lock
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@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ dev = [
 
 [package.metadata.requires-dev]
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+    { name = "datafusion", specifier = ">=52,<54" },
     { name = "fastavro", specifier = ">=1.11.1" },
     { name = "huggingface-hub", specifier = ">=0.20" },
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