diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4d5f08b..b566795 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ classifiers = [
 dynamic = ["version"]
 dependencies = [
   "awkward>=2.6.7",
-  "numpy=2.0.0",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]