diff --git a/python-astropy.changes b/python-astropy.changes
index add9c57..8b525ca 100644
--- a/python-astropy.changes
+++ b/python-astropy.changes
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
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-Fri Aug  9 07:07:50 UTC 2024 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
-
-- limit to numpy < 2
-
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 Fri Aug  9 06:55:41 UTC 2024 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-astropy.spec b/python-astropy.spec
index 1868a19..c2c2735 100644
--- a/python-astropy.spec
+++ b/python-astropy.spec
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Source100:      python-astropy-rpmlintrc
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module Cython >= 3 with %python-Cython < 3.1}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel >= 3.9}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module extension-helpers >= 1.0}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module numpy-devel}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module numpy-devel >= 2.0}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools_scm >= 6.2}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 Requires:       python-PyYAML >= 3.13
 Requires:       python-astropy-iers-data >= 0.2024.4.29.0.28.48
+Requires:       python-numpy >= 2
 Requires:       python-packaging >= 19.0
 Requires:       python-pyerfa >= 2.0.1.1
-Requires:       (python-numpy >= 1.23 with python-numpy < 2)
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
 Requires(postun): update-alternatives
 # %%{_bindir}/showtable namespace clash