diff --git a/gguf-py/gguf/quants.py b/gguf-py/gguf/quants.py
index cc0772913bec..359e279f006c 100644
--- a/gguf-py/gguf/quants.py
+++ b/gguf-py/gguf/quants.py
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ def _apply_over_grouped_rows(func: Callable[[np.ndarray], np.ndarray], arr: np.n
 # round away from zero
 # ref: https://stackoverflow.com/a/59143326/22827863
 def np_roundf(n: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
-    a = abs(n)
+    # np.abs, not abs(): numpy < 2.3 on Python 3.14 can write abs() in place into n when the caller passes a temporary (numpy/numpy#28681), dropping the sign
+    a = np.abs(n)
     floored = np.floor(a)
     b = floored + np.floor(2 * (a - floored))
     return np.sign(n) * b
diff --git a/gguf-py/pyproject.toml b/gguf-py/pyproject.toml
index 07e6f7fee82d..538746817550 100644
--- a/gguf-py/pyproject.toml
+++ b/gguf-py/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ dynamic = ["classifiers"]
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{name = "GGML", email = "ggml@ggml.ai"}]
 requires-python = '>=3.10'
-dependencies = ['numpy (>=2.2.6)', 'tqdm (>=4.27)', 'pyyaml (>=5.1)', 'requests (>=2.25)']
+dependencies = ['numpy (>=2.2.6); python_version < "3.14"', 'numpy (>=2.3.0); python_version >= "3.14"', 'tqdm (>=4.27)', 'pyyaml (>=5.1)', 'requests (>=2.25)']
 classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
     "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 158ce1623648..996529753e45 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{name = "GGML", email = "ggml@ggml.ai"}]
 requires-python = '>=3.10,<3.15'
 dependencies = [
-    'numpy (>=2.2.6,<3.0.0)',
+    'numpy (>=2.2.6,<3.0.0); python_version < "3.14"',
+    'numpy (>=2.3.0,<3.0.0); python_version >= "3.14"',
     'sentencepiece (>=0.1.98,<0.3.0)',
     'transformers (==4.57.6)',
     'protobuf (>=4.21.0,<5.0.0)',
diff --git a/requirements/requirements-convert_legacy_llama.txt b/requirements/requirements-convert_legacy_llama.txt
index edc945c1cb67..9186f361eb5d 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements-convert_legacy_llama.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements-convert_legacy_llama.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-numpy~=2.2.6
+numpy~=2.2.6; python_version < "3.14"
+numpy~=2.4.6; python_version >= "3.14"
 sentencepiece>=0.1.98,<0.3.0
 
 transformers==4.57.6
diff --git a/tools/server/tests/requirements.txt b/tools/server/tests/requirements.txt
index 5e6dff298f4e..e437876cabdd 100644
--- a/tools/server/tests/requirements.txt
+++ b/tools/server/tests/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ aiohttp~=3.9.3
 pytest~=8.3.3
 pytest-xdist~=3.6
 filelock~=3.16
-numpy~=2.2.6
+numpy~=2.2.6; python_version < "3.14"
+numpy~=2.4.6; python_version >= "3.14"
 openai~=2.14.0
 prometheus-client~=0.20.0
 requests~=2.32.3