diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_wheels_linux.yml b/.github/workflows/build_wheels_linux.yml
index d8fa7c46..2f4ff9ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_wheels_linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_wheels_linux.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ name: Linux x86_64
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - master
-      - 3.4
       - 4.x
       - 5.x
     paths-ignore:
@@ -88,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
       ACTIONS_ALLOW_UNSECURE_COMMANDS: true
       MB_PYTHON_VERSION: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       NP_TEST_DEP: numpy==1.19.4
-      NP_TEST_DEP_LATEST: numpy==2.2.1
+      NP_TEST_DEP_LATEST: numpy==2.2.6
       CONFIG_PATH: travis_config.sh
       PLAT: x86_64
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_wheels_linux_arm.yml b/.github/workflows/build_wheels_linux_arm.yml
index 04acb2a3..58b06747 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_wheels_linux_arm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_wheels_linux_arm.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ name: Linux ARM64
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - master
-      - 3.4
       - 4.x
       - 5.x
     paths-ignore:
@@ -89,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
       MB_PYTHON_VERSION: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       PLAT: aarch64
       NP_TEST_DEP: numpy==1.19.4
-      NP_TEST_DEP_LATEST: numpy==2.2.1
+      NP_TEST_DEP_LATEST: numpy==2.2.6
       CONFIG_PATH: travis_config.sh
       DOCKER_TEST_IMAGE: multibuild/focal_arm64v8
       UNICODE_WIDTH: 32
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_wheels_macos.yml b/.github/workflows/build_wheels_macos.yml
index a1cad49e..6a84bda0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_wheels_macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_wheels_macos.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ name: macOS x86_64
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - master
-      - 3.4
       - 4.x
       - 5.x
     paths-ignore:
@@ -109,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
       ACTIONS_ALLOW_UNSECURE_COMMANDS: true
       MB_PYTHON_VERSION: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       NP_TEST_DEP: numpy==1.19.4
-      NP_TEST_DEP_LATEST: numpy==2.2.1
+      NP_TEST_DEP_LATEST: numpy==2.2.6
       CONFIG_PATH: travis_config.sh
       PLAT: x86_64
       OPENCV_TEST_DATA_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}/opencv_extra/testdata
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_wheels_macos_m1.yml b/.github/workflows/build_wheels_macos_m1.yml
index 1e62c858..875efbf7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_wheels_macos_m1.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_wheels_macos_m1.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ name: macOS ARM64
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - master
-      - 3.4
       - 4.x
       - 5.x
     paths-ignore:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_wheels_windows.yml b/.github/workflows/build_wheels_windows.yml
index 329f60de..1ee786a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_wheels_windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_wheels_windows.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ name: Windows x86_64
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - master
-      - 3.4
       - 4.x
       - 5.x
     paths-ignore:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d70b49ef..58fba213 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 [build-system]
 requires = [
-  "numpy==1.13.3; python_version=='3.6' and platform_machine != 'aarch64' and platform_machine != 'arm64'",
-  "numpy==1.17.0; python_version=='3.7' and platform_machine != 'aarch64' and platform_machine != 'arm64'",
-  "numpy==1.17.5; python_version=='3.8' and platform_machine != 'aarch64' and platform_machine != 'arm64'",
-  "numpy==1.19.3; python_version<'3.9' and sys_platform == 'linux' and platform_machine == 'aarch64'",
-  "numpy==1.21.0; python_version<'3.9' and sys_platform == 'darwin' and platform_machine == 'arm64'",
-  "numpy>=2.0.0;  python_version>='3.9'",
+  "numpy<2.0; python_version<'3.9'",
+  "numpy==2.0.2; python_version>='3.9' and python_version<'3.13'",
+  "numpy==2.1.3; python_version=='3.13'",
   "packaging",
   "pip",
   "scikit-build>=0.14.0",
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3ab0495d..89412187 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,17 +22,11 @@ def main():
     build_java = "ON" if get_build_env_var_by_name("java") else "OFF"
     build_rolling = get_build_env_var_by_name("rolling")
 
+    # NOTE: since 2.3.0 numpy upgraded from manylinux2014 to manylinux_2_28
+    # see https://numpy.org/doc/stable/release/2.3.0-notes.html#numpy-2-3-0-release-notes
     install_requires = [
-        'numpy>=1.13.3; python_version<"3.7"',
-        'numpy>=1.17.0; python_version>="3.7"', # https://github.com/numpy/numpy/pull/13725
-        'numpy>=1.17.3; python_version>="3.8"',
-        'numpy>=1.19.3; python_version>="3.9"',
-        'numpy>=1.21.2; python_version>="3.10"',
-        'numpy>=1.19.3; python_version>="3.6" and platform_system=="Linux" and platform_machine=="aarch64"',
-        'numpy>=1.21.0; python_version<="3.9" and platform_system=="Darwin" and platform_machine=="arm64"',
-        'numpy>=1.21.4; python_version>="3.10" and platform_system=="Darwin"',
-        "numpy>=1.23.5; python_version>='3.11'",
-        "numpy>=1.26.0; python_version>='3.12'"
+        'numpy<2.0; python_version<"3.9"',
+        'numpy(>=2, <2.3.0); python_version>="3.9"',
     ]
 
     python_version = cmaker.CMaker.get_python_version()

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