diff --git a/.github/workflows/main_unit_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/main_unit_tests.yaml
index f8402a51..12ba1cc9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main_unit_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main_unit_tests.yaml
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           submodules: 'recursive'
-          repository: NOAA-GFDL/pace
+          repository: floriandeconinck/pace
           path: pace
-          ref: develop
+          ref: update/numpy_2x
 
       - name: 'Setup Python ${{ inputs.python_version && inputs.python_version || env.python_default }}'
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
@@ -54,13 +54,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install mpi (MPICH flavor)
         run: pip install mpich
 
-      - name: Install numpy==1.26.4
-        # Front-load installing numpy to force its usage in the radiation
-        # scheme of pySHiELD.
-        # TODO: This is an ugly hack and it should be cleaned up latest once
-        #       we add support for numpy >= 2.0
-        run: pip install numpy==1.26.4
-
       - name: "External trigger: Remove existing component in pace/develop"
         if: ${{ inputs.component_name }}
         run: rm -rf ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/pace/${{inputs.component_name}}
diff --git a/NDSL b/NDSL
index 3d8fa05e..c6d5d413 160000
--- a/NDSL
+++ b/NDSL
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 3d8fa05ee7b78182afd2e749532582ffaa25b595
+Subproject commit c6d5d4134cb82cee621c6017c7a2ec10e8c3deb4
diff --git a/pyFV3 b/pyFV3
index 64ddc3a6..935fa860 160000
--- a/pyFV3
+++ b/pyFV3
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 64ddc3a6c12d216ce46393c414754d4651ccebda
+Subproject commit 935fa8609134ebce4e16399f0eb2fb8f93a66ce3
diff --git a/pySHiELD b/pySHiELD
index 66df9db1..9801c12a 160000
--- a/pySHiELD
+++ b/pySHiELD
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 66df9db174aef33a2702961299c890fc75e347dc
+Subproject commit 9801c12a7a6d0788788431c8baa8c57925813a40
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f9995dfc..775c71d9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def local_pkg(name: str, relative_path: str) -> str:
     local_pkg("pyshield", "pySHiELD"),
     "dacite",
     "f90nml",
-    "numpy < 2.0.0",
+    "numpy >= 2",
     "xarray",
     "zarr < 3.0.0",
 ]