diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 4ede3609..2a105758 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@ idna>=3.7
 cycler
 kiwisolver>=1.3.1
 matplotlib
-# numpy 2.4 ships PEP 695 `type` statements in its stubs, which mypy rejects
-# under python_version=3.10 (see [tool.mypy] in pyproject.toml). Cap below 2.4,
-# matching rf-detr's typing constraint.
-numpy>=1.18.5,<2.4
+numpy>=1.18.5
 opencv-python-headless>=4.10.0  # relax exact pin to avoid downstream conflicts (#349)
 Pillow>=7.1.2
 pillow-avif-plugin<2