diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pwlf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pwlf/default.nix
index 36c4e5c86336..133679bc945f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pwlf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pwlf/default.nix
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "pwlf";
-  version = "2.5.2";
+  version = "2.5.3";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "cjekel";
     repo = "piecewise_linear_fit_py";
     tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-gN4AOmtezJ1310TVcKLsJ6rOtv0rGkQ6LjVluIeYEGQ=";
+    hash = "sha256-En8zgImub4hMVphl7c0OkdQJ1LRTEBw0kI8dSs4V+N8=";
   };
 
   build-system = [
@@ -47,5 +47,7 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
     changelog = "https://github.com/cjekel/piecewise_linear_fit_py/blob/${finalAttrs.src.tag}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ doronbehar ];
+    # See https://github.com/cjekel/piecewise_linear_fit_py/issues/134
+    broken = lib.versionAtLeast scipy.version "1.18";
   };
 })