diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index b51e3b482..37bab459e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install Python dependencies (3.12)
       if: matrix.python-version == '3.12'
       run: |
-         pip install --upgrade --upgrade-strategy eager -i https://pypi.anaconda.org/scientific-python-nightly-wheels/simple numpy scipy matplotlib
+         pip install --upgrade --upgrade-strategy eager --pre numpy
+         pip install --upgrade --upgrade-strategy eager -i https://pypi.anaconda.org/scientific-python-nightly-wheels/simple scipy matplotlib
          pip install --upgrade --upgrade-strategy eager numexpr setuptools cython pytest tqdm
     - name: Install pynbody
       if: ${{ matrix.REQUIRES_PYNBODY }}