diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a12f82a74..689e03ff0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "fsspec",
   "matplotlib>=3",
   "numba>=0.58.0",
-  "numpy>=1.22.0",
+  "numpy>=1.22.0,<1.26",  # < 1.26 for numba 0.58 series
   "scipy>=1.1.0",
   "tqdm>=4.27.0",
   "lz4",