diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 257890ae3..263ad5db7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -65,12 +65,9 @@ jobs:
         export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${HOME}/dependencies/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
         export TA_LIBRARY_PATH=${HOME}/dependencies/lib
         export TA_INCLUDE_PATH=${HOME}/dependencies/include
-        echo "numpy<2.3.0" > constraints.txt
-        export UV_BUILD_CONSTRAINT=constraints.txt
         uv pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
         uv pip install -e ft_client/
         uv pip install -e .
-        rm constraints.txt
 
     - name: Check for version alignment
       run: |
@@ -231,12 +228,9 @@ jobs:
         export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${HOME}/dependencies/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
         export TA_LIBRARY_PATH=${HOME}/dependencies/lib
         export TA_INCLUDE_PATH=${HOME}/dependencies/include
-        echo "numpy<2.3.0" > constraints.txt
-        export UV_BUILD_CONSTRAINT=constraints.txt
         uv pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
         uv pip install -e ft_client/
         uv pip install -e .
-        rm constraints.txt
 
     - name: Tests
       run: |
@@ -486,13 +480,9 @@ jobs:
         export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${HOME}/dependencies/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
         export TA_LIBRARY_PATH=${HOME}/dependencies/lib
         export TA_INCLUDE_PATH=${HOME}/dependencies/include
-        echo "numpy<2.3.0" > constraints.txt
-        export UV_BUILD_CONSTRAINT=constraints.txt
         uv pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
         uv pip install -e ft_client/
         uv pip install -e .
-        rm constraints.txt
-
 
     - name: Tests incl. ccxt compatibility tests
       env:
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ec7dca342..edc35b474 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/local/lib
 # Install dependencies
 COPY --chown=ftuser:ftuser requirements.txt requirements-hyperopt.txt /freqtrade/
 USER ftuser
-RUN  pip install --user --no-cache-dir "numpy<2.3.0" \
-  && echo "numpy<2.3.0" > /tmp/constraints.txt \
-  && export PIP_CONSTRAINT=/tmp/constraints.txt \
+RUN  pip install --user --no-cache-dir "numpy<3.0" \
   && pip install --user --no-cache-dir -r requirements-hyperopt.txt
 
 # Copy dependencies to runtime-image
diff --git a/build_helpers/install_windows.ps1 b/build_helpers/install_windows.ps1
index 99f4de025..aa2ec3655 100644
--- a/build_helpers/install_windows.ps1
+++ b/build_helpers/install_windows.ps1
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 python -m pip install --upgrade pip
 python -c "import sys; print(f'{sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor}')"
 
-pip install -U wheel "numpy<2.3"
+pip install -U wheel "numpy<3.0"
 pip install --only-binary ta-lib --find-links=build_helpers\ ta-lib
 
 pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.armhf b/docker/Dockerfile.armhf
index 6167c0d07..a7edd5e76 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.armhf
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.armhf
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ COPY build_helpers/* /tmp/
 # Install dependencies
 COPY --chown=ftuser:ftuser requirements.txt /freqtrade/
 USER ftuser
-RUN  pip install --user --no-cache-dir "numpy<2.3.0" \
+RUN  pip install --user --no-cache-dir "numpy<3.0" \
   && pip install --user --no-index --find-links /tmp/ pyarrow TA-Lib \
   && pip install --user --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt