diff --git a/numba/__init__.py b/numba/__init__.py
index 33f752018..7d3b3ae8d 100644
--- a/numba/__init__.py
+++ b/numba/__init__.py
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ def _ensure_critical_deps():
                f"{numpy_version[0]}.{numpy_version[1]}.")
         raise ImportError(msg)
 
-    if numpy_version > (2, 3):
-        msg = (f"Numba needs NumPy 2.3 or less. Got NumPy "
+    if numpy_version > (2, 4):
+        msg = (f"Numba needs NumPy 2.4 or less. Got NumPy "
                 f"{numpy_version[0]}.{numpy_version[1]}.")
         raise ImportError(msg)

diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9eaa191cb..a5febef1e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ min_python_version = "3.10"
 max_python_version = "3.15"  # exclusive
 min_numpy_build_version = "2.0.0rc1"
 min_numpy_run_version = "1.22"
-max_numpy_run_version = "2.4"
+max_numpy_run_version = "2.5"
 min_llvmlite_version = "0.46.0dev0"
 max_llvmlite_version = "0.47"