--- pyproject.toml.orig	2025-11-06 23:45:43 UTC
+++ pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # imagecodecs/pyproject.toml
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools", "numpy>=2", "Cython>=3.2"]
+requires = ["setuptools", "numpy", "Cython>=3.2"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.black]