diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
index 8f035598c..3f90c04ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Build and test wheels
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.14.1
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.15.0
         with:
           package-dir: .
           output-dir: wheelhouse
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 707b6b3c7..e218667bf 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tool.cibuildwheel]
-skip = ["*-win32", "*_i686", "*-musllinux_*", "pp37-win_*", "pp310*"]  # skip 32-bit builds and musllinux
+skip = ["*-win32", "*_i686", "*-musllinux_*", "pp37-win_*", "pp310*", "cp312-*linux*"]  # skip certain builds, including 32-bit, musllinux and others
 test-extras = ["test"]
 test-command = "pytest -s -v {package}/tests"
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8cd0246a7..85dca4c89 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -249,7 +249,8 @@ def path_to_src(source_path_list):
        package_dir = {"": src_dir},
        packages = ["PyPop", "PyPop.xslt"],
        package_data={"PyPop.xslt": data_file_paths},
-       install_requires = ["numpy", "lxml <= 4.9.3", "psutil", "importlib-resources; python_version <= '3.8'", "importlib-metadata; python_version <= '3.8'"],
+       install_requires = ["numpy <= 1.25.2; python_version <= '3.11'", "numpy >= 1.26b1; python_version > '3.11'", "lxml <= 4.9.3", "psutil",
+                           "importlib-resources; python_version <= '3.8'", "importlib-metadata; python_version <= '3.8'"],
        extras_require={
            "test": ['pytest']
            },