diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 06f25e9c..fea223f0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ requires = [
     "numpy==1.21.3; python_version=='3.10'",
     "numpy==1.24.2; python_version=='3.11'",
     # do not pin numpy on future versions of python to avoid incompatible numpy and python versions
-    "numpy==1.26.*; python_version=='3.12'",
+    "numpy==2.*; python_version=='3.12'",
     "ninja; platform_system!='Windows'"
 ]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"