diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-linux-python.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-linux-python.yml
index 97cadf3a3..f48f72adf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-linux-python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-linux-python.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         run: sudo apt-get -y update && sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ninja-build libssl-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev python3 libpython3-dev python3-pip libblas-dev liblapack-dev
       
       - name: Install optional Python Packages 
-        run: python3 -m pip install numpy pyscf cma
+        run: python3 -m pip install numpy<=1.26.4 pyscf cma
 
       - name: Configure
         working-directory: build/
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ jobs:
       
       - name: Test
         working-directory: python/tests
-        run: export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:~/.xacc && python3 -m unittest discover -s . -p '*_testing.py'
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+        run: export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:~/.xacc && python3 -m unittest discover -s . -p '*_testing.py'