diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3baa25f6..c3a76c4f 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         'matplotlib',
         'nctoolkit>=0.8.7',  # use linux64 build
         'netcdf4',
-        'numpy>1.24.3,<1.25',  # basemap 1.3.7 needs <1.25
+        'numpy>1.24.3',
         'pip!=21.3',
         'pyyaml',
         'scikit-learn',