diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
index 220e1f1e03b..fbc15a92612 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
             xarray-version: '=2022.06'
             optional-packages: ''
           - python-version: '3.12'
-            numpy-version: '1.26'
+            numpy-version: '2.0'
             pandas-version: ''
             xarray-version: ''
             optional-packages: ' contextily geopandas ipython pyarrow rioxarray sphinx-gallery'