diff --git a/math/py-numexpr/Makefile b/math/py-numexpr/Makefile
index 4db5ef00cb03..7e5d48e3e66d 100644
--- a/math/py-numexpr/Makefile
+++ b/math/py-numexpr/Makefile
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 PORTNAME=	numexpr
 PORTVERSION=	2.14.1
 PORTREVISION=	2
 CATEGORIES=	math python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI \
 		https://github.com/pydata/numexpr/releases/download/v${PORTVERSION}/
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Fast numerical array expression evaluator for Python and NumPy
 WWW=		https://github.com/pydata/numexpr
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.txt
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}numpy>=0,1:math/py-numpy@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}numpy>=2.0.0,1:math/py-numpy@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=61.0.0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>=0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}numpy>=1.26.0,1:math/py-numpy@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		dos2unix python
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517
 
 post-install:
 	${FIND} ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR} -name '*.so' -exec ${STRIP_CMD} {} +
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/py-numexpr/files/patch-pyproject.toml b/math/py-numexpr/files/patch-pyproject.toml
index f38f9c304dc5..c7b81465e49b 100644
--- a/math/py-numexpr/files/patch-pyproject.toml
+++ b/math/py-numexpr/files/patch-pyproject.toml
@@ -1,22 +1,20 @@
---- pyproject.toml.orig	2025-09-11 10:39:22 UTC
+--- pyproject.toml.orig	2026-05-06 14:38:18 UTC
 +++ pyproject.toml
-@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ requires = [
+@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ requires = [
  [build-system]
  requires = [
 -    "setuptools>=77.0.0",
--    "numpy>=2.0.0",
 +    "setuptools>=61.0.0",
-+    "numpy",
+     "numpy>=2.0.0",
  ]
  build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
- 
 @@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ maintainers = [{ name = "Blosc Development Team", emai
  readme = "README.rst"
  authors = [{name = "David M. Cooke, Francesc Alted, and others", email = "blosc@blosc.org"}]
  maintainers = [{ name = "Blosc Development Team", email = "blosc@blosc.org"}]
 -license = "MIT"
 -license-files = ["LICENSE.txt", "LICENSES/*"]
 +license = {text = "MIT"}
  classifiers = [
      "Development Status :: 6 - Mature",
      "Intended Audience :: Developers",