diff --git a/docs/history/hatch.md b/docs/history/hatch.md
index ba6fdb466..46092abe3 100644
--- a/docs/history/hatch.md
+++ b/docs/history/hatch.md
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## [1.9.4](https://github.com/pypa/hatch/releases/tag/hatch-v1.9.4) - 2024-03-12 ## {: #hatch-v1.9.4 }
+
+***Fixed:***
+
+- Limit the maximum version of Hatchling in anticipation of backward incompatible changes
+
 ## [1.9.3](https://github.com/pypa/hatch/releases/tag/hatch-v1.9.3) - 2024-01-25 ## {: #hatch-v1.9.3 }
 
 ***Fixed:***
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fc55205ea..30ab99eb8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
   "click>=8.0.6",
-  "hatchling>=1.21.0",
+  "hatchling<1.22",
   "httpx>=0.22.0",
   "hyperlink>=21.0.0",
   "keyring>=23.5.0",