diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c6f09308..9983482b 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
 # https://github.com/roboflow/roboflow-python/issues/390
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 85f671ab..fddb44d7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
         "desktop": ["opencv-python==4.8.0.74"],
         "dev": [
             "mypy",
+            # Keep NumPy's PEP 695 stubs out of the Python 3.10 mypy target
+            # without constraining SDK users at runtime.
+            "numpy<2.4",
             "responses",
             "ruff",
             "types-pyyaml",