diff --git a/pyomo/version/info.py b/pyomo/version/info.py
index cba680d50ee..825483a70a0 100644
--- a/pyomo/version/info.py
+++ b/pyomo/version/info.py
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
 # main and needs a hard reference to "suitably new" development.
 major = 6
 minor = 7
-micro = 3
-# releaselevel = 'invalid'
-releaselevel = 'final'
+micro = 4
+releaselevel = 'invalid'
+# releaselevel = 'final'
 serial = 0
 
 if releaselevel == 'final':
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9dfa253815e..6d28e4d184b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ def __ne__(self, other):
             'sphinx-toolbox>=2.16.0',
             'sphinx-jinja2-compat>=0.1.1',
             'enum_tools',
-            'numpy<2.0.0',  # Needed by autodoc for pynumero
+            'numpy',  # Needed by autodoc for pynumero
             'scipy',  # Needed by autodoc for pynumero
         ],
         'optional': [
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ def __ne__(self, other):
             # installed on python 3.8
             'networkx<3.2; python_version<"3.9"',
             'networkx; python_version>="3.9"',
-            'numpy<2.0.0',
+            'numpy',
             'openpyxl',  # dataportals
             #'pathos',   # requested for #963, but PR currently closed
             'pint',  # units