diff --git a/deploy/pkg/conda_recipe/meta.yaml b/deploy/pkg/conda_recipe/meta.yaml
index 69f59cc5..904904d3 100644
--- a/deploy/pkg/conda_recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/deploy/pkg/conda_recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ requirements:
   build:
     - {{ compiler('cxx') }}
   host:
-    - python >=3.10
+    - python
     - pip >=22.0
     # Use Conda-provided libraries.
     - gsl >=2.7
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ requirements:
     - numpy >=2.0
   run:
     - python >=3.10
-    - {{ pin_compatible("numpy") }}
+    - {{ pin_compatible('numpy', min_pin='1.23') }}
     - scipy >=1.13
     - sympy >=1.12.1
     - astropy >=4.2
diff --git a/deploy/pkg/conda_recipe_xp/meta.yaml b/deploy/pkg/conda_recipe_xp/meta.yaml
index 201a60d1..b6f37172 100644
--- a/deploy/pkg/conda_recipe_xp/meta.yaml
+++ b/deploy/pkg/conda_recipe_xp/meta.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ requirements:
     - cross-python_{{ target_platform }}  # [build_platform != target_platform]
     - numpy >=2.0                         # [build_platform != target_platform]
   host:
-    - python >=3.10
+    - python
     - pip >=22.0
     # Use Conda-provided libraries.
     - gsl >=2.7
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ requirements:
     - numpy >=2.0
   run:
     - python >=3.10
-    - {{ pin_compatible("numpy") }}
+    - {{ pin_compatible('numpy', min_pin='1.23') }}
     - scipy >=1.13
     - sympy >=1.12.1
     - astropy >=4.2