diff --git a/build-constraints.yaml b/build-constraints.yaml
index 280c0f4e..9f110e45 100644
--- a/build-constraints.yaml
+++ b/build-constraints.yaml
@@ -5776,7 +5776,7 @@ packages:
         - servant-multipart-client
         - servant-swagger-ui-redoc
         - setenv
-        - shakespeare < 2.1.1 || > 2.1.1 # deprecated version
+        - shakespeare < 2.1.4 # https://github.com/yesodweb/shakespeare/issues/294
         - shakespeare-text
         - shell-escape
         - simple-reflect