diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 84eed4c..e28ddaf 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ napari-time-slicer
 superqt
 imageio!=2.22.1
 -e .
+vispy<0.12.0 # https://github.com/napari/napari/issues/5511
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 170f0e0..5881b56 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ install_requires =
     napari-time-slicer
     superqt
     imageio!=2.22.1
+    vispy<0.12.0 # https://github.com/napari/napari/issues/5511
 
 [options.entry_points] 
 napari.plugin =