diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index eb7c914..47d2bc1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -96,16 +96,15 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CIBW_BUILD: "cp311-macosx_x86_64" # cp38-macosx_x86_64 cp311-macosx_x86_64 cp39-macosx_x86_64 cp310-macosx_x86_64 cp311-macosx_x86_64 cp312-macosx_x86_64"
           CIBW_BEFORE_ALL: brew install libomp
-          CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD_MACOS: >
-            python -m pip install -U setuptools numpy cython
+          # CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD_MACOS: |
         run: python -m cibuildwheel --platform macos --output-dir dist
 
       - name: Build linux wheels
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
         env:
           CIBW_BUILD: "cp37-manylinux_x86_64" # cp38-manylinux_x86_64 cp39-manylinux_x86_64 cp310-manylinux_x86_64 cp311-manylinux_x86_64 "
-          CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD_LINUX: >
-            python -m pip install -U setuptools numpy cython
+          # CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD_LINUX: >
+          #   python -m pip install -U setuptools "numpy<2" cython
 
         run: python -m cibuildwheel --platform linux --output-dir dist
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 121fe2d..8b91544 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-numpy
+setuptools
+numpy<2
 Cython
 wheel
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 512d8db..2042b5e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
             "pyspark",
             "distributed",
             "dask",
-            "numpy<=1.24.6",
+            "numpy<2",
         ],
         "pyspark": [
             "pyspark",