diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 444e38d..a3a48f0 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ install_requires =
     # however macOS was broken and it's safe to build against 1.21.6 on all platforms (see gh-28 and gh-45)
     numpy==1.21.6; python_version=='3.10' and platform_machine!='loongarch64'
     numpy==1.23.2; python_version=='3.11'
+    numpy==1.26.1; python_version=='3.12'
 
     # PyPy requirements
     numpy==1.19.0; python_version=='3.6' and platform_machine!='loongarch64' and platform_python_implementation=='PyPy'
@@ -71,4 +72,4 @@ install_requires =
     # we specify an unpinned Numpy which allows source distributions
     # to be used and allows wheels to be used as soon as they
     # become available.
-    numpy; python_version>='3.12'
+    numpy; python_version>='3.13'
diff --git a/tests/test_dependencies.py b/tests/test_dependencies.py
index d8797e8..ea0c106 100644
--- a/tests/test_dependencies.py
+++ b/tests/test_dependencies.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def test_has_at_most_one_pinned_dependency(
     # for valid combinations, we test more strictly: expect exactly zero or one pins
     if valid:
         # we only expect a pin for released python versions
-        expect_pin = False if (python_version == "3.12") else expect_pin
+        expect_pin = False if (python_version == "3.13") else expect_pin
         log_msg = "Expected " + ("exactly one pin" if expect_pin else "no pins")
         assert (
             len(filtered_requirements) == int(expect_pin)