diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8ab0054a520231e6c8fdf7d15ae3523e31fc22dc..1142ec9dbd741014ebb015ba16096424963298ae 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ devtool = "idiap_devtools.scripts.cli:cli"
 channels = ["conda-forge"]
 platforms = ["linux-64", "osx-arm64"]
 
+[tool.pixi.system-requirements]
+linux = "4.19.0"
+
 [tool.pixi.dependencies]
 click = ">=8"
 gitpython = "*"