diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 306b24b1e..f67173ef8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ To release a new version (e.g. from `1.0.0` -> `2.0.0`):
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+* Add support for numpy=1.26
 * Add aspline and other helper functions for AKS algorithm to core library.
 * Fix numerical stability of Adstock computation around `alpha = 1`.
 * Add `binomial` decay option to Adstock.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 019e67b00..de107a573 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "immutabledict",
   "joblib",
   "natsort >= 7.1.1, < 8",
-  "numpy >= 2.0.2, < 3",
+  "numpy >= 1.26, < 3",
   "pandas >= 2.2.2, < 3",
   "patsy >= 0.5.3, < 0.5.4",
   "scipy >= 1.13.1, < 2",