diff --git a/recipes/cpprestsdk/all/conanfile.py b/recipes/cpprestsdk/all/conanfile.py
index 0383ff59b8cac..c75c41fcad7c4 100644
--- a/recipes/cpprestsdk/all/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/cpprestsdk/all/conanfile.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def requirements(self):
         self.requires("boost/1.83.0")
         self.requires("openssl/[>=1.1 <4]")
         if self.options.with_compression:
-            self.requires("zlib/1.2.13")
+            self.requires("zlib/[>=1.2.11 <2]")
         if self.options.with_websockets:
             self.requires("websocketpp/0.8.2")