diff --git a/sdks/python/pyproject.toml b/sdks/python/pyproject.toml
index 9a00fe03ea07..cbb469f6848d 100644
--- a/sdks/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/sdks/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ requires = [
     "mypy-protobuf==3.5.0",
     # Avoid https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/issues/2006
     "distlib==0.4.4",
-    # Numpy headers
-    "numpy>=1.23.2,<2.6.0", # Update setup.py as well.
+    # Numpy headers - Update setup.py as well.
+    "numpy>=1.23.2,<2.5.0; python_version < '3.12'", 
+    "numpy>=1.23.2,<2.6.0; python_version >= '3.12'", 
     # having cython here will create wheels that are platform dependent.
     "cython>=3.2.6,<4",
     ## deps for generating external transform wrappers:
diff --git a/sdks/python/setup.py b/sdks/python/setup.py
index 8236944aea19..2715a4134cfe 100644
--- a/sdks/python/setup.py
+++ b/sdks/python/setup.py
@@ -445,8 +445,9 @@ def get_portability_package_data():
           # numpy can have breaking changes in minor versions.
           # Use a strict upper bound.
           # Increment the lower bound when the minimum Python version is
-          # updated.
-          'numpy>=1.23.2,<2.6.0',  # Update pyproject.toml as well.
+          # updated.  Update pyproject.toml as well.
+          'numpy>=1.23.2,<2.5.0; python_version < "3.12"',
+          'numpy>=1.23.2,<2.6.0; python_version >= "3.12"',
           'objsize>=0.6.1,<0.8.0',
           'packaging>=22.0',
           'pillow>=12.1.1,<14',