diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 399503ad..3bed89d2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ build/
 dist/
 .CondaPkg/
 /jltest.*
+uv.lock
diff --git a/docs/src/releasenotes.md b/docs/src/releasenotes.md
index 1bf50ec8..1c0be750 100644
--- a/docs/src/releasenotes.md
+++ b/docs/src/releasenotes.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## Unreleased
 * Added `PYTHON_JULIACALL_HEAP_SIZE_HINT` option to configure initial Julia heap size.
 * `Base.elsize` now defined for `PyArray`.
+* JuliaCall now ensures a version of OpenSSL_jll compatible with Python is installed.
 
 ## 0.9.24 (2025-01-22)
 * Bug fixes.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0fa9d417..afac6d46 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Operating System :: OS Independent",
 ]
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
-dependencies = ["juliapkg ~=0.1.8"]
+dependencies = ["juliapkg ~=0.1.17"]
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 packages = ["pysrc/juliacall"]
diff --git a/pysrc/juliacall/juliapkg-dev.json b/pysrc/juliacall/juliapkg-dev.json
index 94e7e4e7..c222d7d0 100644
--- a/pysrc/juliacall/juliapkg-dev.json
+++ b/pysrc/juliacall/juliapkg-dev.json
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 {
-    "julia": "~1.6.1, ~1.7, ~1.8, ~1.9, =1.10.0, ^1.10.3",
+    "julia": "1.6.1 - 1.10.0, ^1.10.3",
     "packages": {
         "PythonCall": {
             "uuid": "6099a3de-0909-46bc-b1f4-468b9a2dfc0d",
             "version": "=0.9.24",
             "path": "../..",
             "dev": true
+        },
+        "OpenSSL_jll": {
+            "uuid": "458c3c95-2e84-50aa-8efc-19380b2a3a95",
+            "version": "<=python"
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/pysrc/juliacall/juliapkg.json b/pysrc/juliacall/juliapkg.json
index 43a5d588..e14a961e 100644
--- a/pysrc/juliacall/juliapkg.json
+++ b/pysrc/juliacall/juliapkg.json
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 {
-    "julia": "~1.6.1, ~1.7, ~1.8, ~1.9, =1.10.0, ^1.10.3",
+    "julia": "1.6.1 - 1.10.0, ^1.10.3",
     "packages": {
         "PythonCall": {
             "uuid": "6099a3de-0909-46bc-b1f4-468b9a2dfc0d",
             "version": "=0.9.24"
+        },
+        "OpenSSL_jll": {
+            "uuid": "458c3c95-2e84-50aa-8efc-19380b2a3a95",
+            "version": "<=python"
         }
     }
 }