diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/seacas/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/seacas/package.py
index f2f35bb8817..fb761794187 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/seacas/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/seacas/package.py
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ class Seacas(CMakePackage):
     # Always depends on netcdf-c
     depends_on("netcdf-c@4.8.0:+mpi+parallel-netcdf", when="+mpi")
     depends_on("netcdf-c@4.8.0:~mpi", when="~mpi")
+    depends_on("netcdf-c@:4.9.2", when="@:2024-08-15")
     depends_on("hdf5+hl~mpi", when="~mpi")
     depends_on("hdf5+hl+mpi", when="+mpi")