diff --git a/python/Cargo.toml b/python/Cargo.toml
index b851425d53..d4c1597277 100644
--- a/python/Cargo.toml
+++ b/python/Cargo.toml
@@ -55,3 +55,6 @@ features = ["azure", "gcs", "python", "datafusion", "unity-experimental", "hdfs"
 default = ["rustls"]
 native-tls = ["deltalake/s3-native-tls", "deltalake/glue"]
 rustls = ["deltalake/s3", "deltalake/glue"]
+
+[build-dependencies]
+openssl-src = "=300.3.1"