diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1fcdf885..b34a6dcd 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@ commonmark>=0.8,<0.10
 aiohttp>=3,<4
 yarl>=1,<2
 mautrix>=0.10.5,<0.11
-telethon>=1.22,<1.24
+#telethon>=1.22,<1.24
+# Temporary patch for 64-bit IDs until upstream telethon 2.0 is ready
+tulir-telethon==1.24.0a1
 telethon-session-sqlalchemy>=0.2.14,<0.3