diff --git a/python-astropy.spec b/python-astropy.spec
index c2c2735..98ddd6d 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 >= 2.0}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module numpy-devel}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools_scm >= 6.2}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ 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-numpy >= 1.23
 Requires:       python-packaging >= 19.0
 Requires:       python-pyerfa >= 2.0.1.1
 Requires(post): update-alternatives