diff --git a/pulsar-client-cpp/python/setup.py b/pulsar-client-cpp/python/setup.py
index 5b98dde183950..4e591502e235c 100644
--- a/pulsar-client-cpp/python/setup.py
+++ b/pulsar-client-cpp/python/setup.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def build_extension(self, ext):
 
 dependencies = [
     'fastavro==0.24.0',
-    'grpcio',
+    'grpcio<1.28,>=1.8.2',
     'protobuf>=3.6.1',
     'six',
     'certifi',