diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index 96ee062936..a81de074ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python3 -m venv music-venv
           source music-venv/bin/activate
-          python3 -m pip install 'mpi4py<4' "cython" 'numpy<2' setuptools
+          python3 -m pip install 'mpi4py<4' "cython" 'numpy' setuptools
           sudo mkdir -p $MUSIC_INSTALL_DIR
           sudo chown -R $USER $MUSIC_INSTALL_DIR
           curl -L -o MUSIC.zip https://github.com/INCF/MUSIC/archive/refs/tags/${MUSIC_VERSION}.zip
diff --git a/.github/workflows/neuron-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/neuron-ci.yml
index abd42d2873..2d83c0ac2c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/neuron-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/neuron-ci.yml
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python3 -m venv music-venv
           source music-venv/bin/activate
-          python3 -m pip install 'mpi4py<4' "cython" 'numpy<2' setuptools
+          python3 -m pip install 'mpi4py<4' "cython" 'numpy' setuptools
           sudo mkdir -p $MUSIC_INSTALL_DIR
           sudo chown -R $USER $MUSIC_INSTALL_DIR
           curl -L -o MUSIC.zip https://github.com/INCF/MUSIC/archive/refs/tags/${MUSIC_VERSION}.zip
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 367316d431..977f04aea9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ def setup_package():
         },
         cmdclass=dict(build_ext=CMakeAugmentedBuilder, docs=Docs),
         install_requires=[
-            "numpy>=1.9.3,<2",
+            "numpy>=1.9.3",
             "packaging",
             "find_libpython",
             "setuptools<=70.3.0",