diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index 84f166448..615bbb9af 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ build_flags = -g
 
 lib_deps =
   ${env.lib_deps}
-  makuna/NeoPixelBus @ 2.6.5
+  https://github.com/Makuna/NeoPixelBus.git # until next upstream release
   AsyncTCP @ 1.0.3
 
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