diff --git a/detection/nlp_text_splitter/pyproject.toml b/detection/nlp_text_splitter/pyproject.toml
index 0e87735..2dd7a1c 100644
--- a/detection/nlp_text_splitter/pyproject.toml
+++ b/detection/nlp_text_splitter/pyproject.toml
@@ -33,5 +33,9 @@ name = "nlp_text_splitter"
 version = "9.0"
 dependencies = [
     "spacy>=3.7.4",
-    "wtpsplit>=1.3.0"
+    "wtpsplit>=1.3.0",
+    # Starting with version 8.2.5, thinc will try to compile C extensions during install.
+    # Restricting the version of thinc is easier than installing a C compiler in every component
+    # Dockerfile that uses the text splitter.
+    "thinc>=8.2.2,<8.2.5"
 ]