diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 81c2ca43..3985678c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install package
         run: python -m pip install -e .[dev]
 
-      - name: Install awkward v2 and numpy v2
-        run: python -m pip install -U "awkward>=2" "numpy>=2"
+      - name: Install awkward v2
+        run: python -m pip install -U awkward numpy
 
-      - name: Run doctests on Python 3.11 with awkward v2.x and numpy v2.x
+      - name: Run doctests on Python 3.11 with awkward v2.x
         if: matrix.python-version == 3.11
         run: python -m pytest -ra --doctest-plus src/vector/