diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/elixir/1.17.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/elixir/1.17.nix
index 41d72d2ff907..32d6654e11d5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/elixir/1.17.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/elixir/1.17.nix
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ mkDerivation {
   sha256 = "sha256-7Qo6y0KAQ9lwD4oH+7wQ4W5i6INHIBDN9IQAAsYzNJw=";
   # https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/1.17.3/compatibility-and-deprecations.html#compatibility-between-elixir-and-erlang-otp
   minimumOTPVersion = "25";
+  maximumOTPVersion = "27";
   escriptPath = "lib/elixir/scripts/generate_app.escript";
 }