diff --git a/scripts/populate_tox/config.py b/scripts/populate_tox/config.py
index c1a5abe3c6..6bd54ed263 100644
--- a/scripts/populate_tox/config.py
+++ b/scripts/populate_tox/config.py
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@
         "deps": {
             "*": ["pytest-asyncio"],
         },
+        "include": "<2.0.0",  # Alphas are currently being released, will come back to these before the release that's expected at the end of July 2026
     },
     "fastmcp": {
         "package": "fastmcp",