diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1e3a1601779622e27411a0928913c31f269051c0..5edb2d81ca1ccb4946e950d1a912d7524cdcb884 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
     "matplotlib<=3.9",
     "numpy>=1.23",
-    "pillow>=11.0.0",
+    "pillow>=10.0",
     "scipy>=1.14.1",
     "thd-json>=0.1.0",
     "xraydb>=4.5.4",
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index fa269c3a98ce3e0f7f41d0a71b480e248fc17427..a63053924e82187a03384781a264611619511328 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ thd = [
 requires-dist = [
     { name = "matplotlib", specifier = "<=3.9" },
     { name = "numpy", specifier = ">=1.23" },
-    { name = "pillow", specifier = ">=11.0.0" },
+    { name = "pillow", specifier = ">=10.0" },
     { name = "scipy", specifier = ">=1.14.1" },
     { name = "thd-json", git = "https://mygit.th-deg.de/roboct-public/roboct-schemas" },
     { name = "thd-json", marker = "extra == 'thd'", git = "https://mygit.th-deg.de/roboct-public/roboct-schemas" },