diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 594751b..2c1de7d 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -17,11 +17,10 @@ packages = find:
 python_requires = >=3.9
 setup_requires = setuptools_scm
 install_requires =
-    numpy==1.26.4
+    numpy<2.0
     scipy
     astropy
     matplotlib
-    aplpy
     h5py
     tqdm
     emcee