diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b787b50b9..71c7d3fed 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "click",
     "tqdm",
     "isodate",
-    "numpy>=1.22.0,<2.0.0"  # TODO: remove 2.0 bound when HDMF supports
+    "numpy>=1.22.0"
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]