diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index e22207a..52ca4fa 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ setup_requires = setuptools_scm
 # add your package requirements here
 install_requires =
 	ome-zarr>=0.3.0
-	numpy
+	numpy<2
 	vispy
 	napari>=0.4.13
 include_package_data = True