diff --git a/examples/python/deep_sdf/requirements.txt b/examples/python/deep_sdf/requirements.txt
index bc5299798aa44..a8d82dbf69ef7 100644
--- a/examples/python/deep_sdf/requirements.txt
+++ b/examples/python/deep_sdf/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-mesh_to_sdf===0.0.14
+# Work around https://github.com/marian42/mesh_to_sdf/issues/38
+# the published version of mesh_to_sdf depends on `sklearn` which is deprecated in a way
+# that fails pip on installing it.
+-e git+https://github.com/marian42/mesh_to_sdf.git#egg=mesh_to_sdf
+
 numpy
 requests==2.28.1
 rerun-sdk