diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.11.____cpython.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.11.____cpython.yaml
index c8b3d7f8..e0a531a4 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.11.____cpython.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.11.____cpython.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - gcc
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.12.____cpython.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.12.____cpython.yaml
index f0342dcc..bd06ece7 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.12.____cpython.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.12.____cpython.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - gcc
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.13.____cp313.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.13.____cp313.yaml
index a2e22c11..d5e09a68 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.13.____cp313.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.13.____cp313.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - gcc
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.14.____cp314.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.14.____cp314.yaml
index 0719c4d7..1ccaaf8c 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.14.____cp314.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.14.____cp314.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - gcc
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.13.____cp313t.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.13.____cp313t.yaml
index 5f8a33f0..a750a108 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.13.____cp313t.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.13.____cp313t.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - gcc
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.14.____cp314t.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.14.____cp314t.yaml
index 08e9fa10..dbb4f8ce 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.14.____cp314t.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.14.____cp314t.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - gcc
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.11.____cpython.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.11.____cpython.yaml
index 228aa406..651f1034 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.11.____cpython.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.11.____cpython.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - gcc
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.12.____cpython.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.12.____cpython.yaml
index f962bb72..4ceea950 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.12.____cpython.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.12.____cpython.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - gcc
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.13.____cp313.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.13.____cp313.yaml
index 6bbf7767..f77a7628 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.13.____cp313.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.13.____cp313.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - gcc
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.14.____cp314.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.14.____cp314.yaml
index 92673b1f..f23a44da 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.14.____cp314.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.14.____cp314.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - gcc
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.13.____cp313t.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.13.____cp313t.yaml
index 4b40e95e..870e2c28 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.13.____cp313t.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.13.____cp313t.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - gcc
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.14.____cp314t.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.14.____cp314t.yaml
index 18ce2129..12f4aebe 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.14.____cp314t.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_aarch64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.14.____cp314t.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - gcc
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.11.____cpython.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.11.____cpython.yaml
index 3996d47a..dcedd98a 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.11.____cpython.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.11.____cpython.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - gcc
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.12.____cpython.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.12.____cpython.yaml
index d146ea28..651db2ba 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.12.____cpython.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.12.____cpython.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - gcc
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.13.____cp313.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.13.____cp313.yaml
index d8c55c7d..de4f1e1e 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.13.____cp313.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.13.____cp313.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - gcc
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.14.____cp314.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.14.____cp314.yaml
index d497e2aa..eea144b9 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.14.____cp314.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.14.____cp314.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - gcc
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_is_freethreadingtruepython3.13.____cp313t.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_is_freethreadingtruepython3.13.____cp313t.yaml
index de86538f..bd5c0b2a 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_is_freethreadingtruepython3.13.____cp313t.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_is_freethreadingtruepython3.13.____cp313t.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - gcc
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_is_freethreadingtruepython3.14.____cp314t.yaml b/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_is_freethreadingtruepython3.14.____cp314t.yaml
index f0cd33c1..bce0748b 100644
--- a/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_is_freethreadingtruepython3.14.____cp314t.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/linux_ppc64le_is_freethreadingtruepython3.14.____cp314t.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - gcc
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/migrations/python314t.yaml b/.ci_support/migrations/python314t.yaml
index 92f86a86..a612e934 100644
--- a/.ci_support/migrations/python314t.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/migrations/python314t.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ __migrator:
             - 3.13.* *_cp313t
             - 3.14.* *_cp314    # new entry
             - 3.14.* *_cp314t   # new entry
-    paused: true
     longterm: true
     pr_limit: 20
     max_solver_attempts: 3  # this will make the bot retry "not solvable" stuff 12 times
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@ __migrator:
     ignored_deps_per_node:
         matplotlib:
             - pyqt
+    allowlist_file: free-threaded-314.txt
 
 python:
 - 3.14.* *_cp314t
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@ is_python_min:
 - false
 is_abi3:
 - false
-channel_sources:
-- conda-forge,conda-forge/label/python_rc
+# channel_sources:
+# - conda-forge
diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.11.____cpython.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.11.____cpython.yaml
index 92781ca8..8e528d48 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.11.____cpython.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/osx_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.11.____cpython.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET:
 - '10.13'
 MACOSX_SDK_VERSION:
 - '10.13'
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - clang
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.12.____cpython.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.12.____cpython.yaml
index efdf31f9..20920388 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.12.____cpython.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/osx_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.12.____cpython.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET:
 - '10.13'
 MACOSX_SDK_VERSION:
 - '10.13'
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - clang
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.13.____cp313.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.13.____cp313.yaml
index d8f468d0..64a9c882 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.13.____cp313.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/osx_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.13.____cp313.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET:
 - '10.13'
 MACOSX_SDK_VERSION:
 - '10.13'
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - clang
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.14.____cp314.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.14.____cp314.yaml
index 943c0d93..68d95f37 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.14.____cp314.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/osx_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.14.____cp314.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET:
 - '10.13'
 MACOSX_SDK_VERSION:
 - '10.13'
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - clang
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.13.____cp313t.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.13.____cp313t.yaml
index 078f3850..c4938897 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.13.____cp313t.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/osx_64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.13.____cp313t.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET:
 - '10.13'
 MACOSX_SDK_VERSION:
 - '10.13'
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - clang
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.14.____cp314t.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.14.____cp314t.yaml
index ea5aca79..6ef799db 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.14.____cp314t.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/osx_64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.14.____cp314t.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET:
 - '10.13'
 MACOSX_SDK_VERSION:
 - '10.13'
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - clang
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.11.____cpython.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.11.____cpython.yaml
index 8231044f..66f3b0d3 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.11.____cpython.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.11.____cpython.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET:
 - '11.0'
 MACOSX_SDK_VERSION:
 - '11.0'
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - clang
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.12.____cpython.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.12.____cpython.yaml
index 307fddc5..ac8f58b4 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.12.____cpython.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.12.____cpython.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET:
 - '11.0'
 MACOSX_SDK_VERSION:
 - '11.0'
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - clang
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.13.____cp313.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.13.____cp313.yaml
index f848f1d6..8a767056 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.13.____cp313.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.13.____cp313.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET:
 - '11.0'
 MACOSX_SDK_VERSION:
 - '11.0'
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - clang
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.14.____cp314.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.14.____cp314.yaml
index 8623bf80..195c03bf 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.14.____cp314.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.14.____cp314.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET:
 - '11.0'
 MACOSX_SDK_VERSION:
 - '11.0'
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - clang
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.13.____cp313t.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.13.____cp313t.yaml
index 1f7248f9..5a251083 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.13.____cp313t.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.13.____cp313t.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET:
 - '11.0'
 MACOSX_SDK_VERSION:
 - '11.0'
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - clang
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.14.____cp314t.yaml b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.14.____cp314t.yaml
index 7a82b086..e996b118 100644
--- a/.ci_support/osx_arm64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.14.____cp314t.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/osx_arm64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.14.____cp314t.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET:
 - '11.0'
 MACOSX_SDK_VERSION:
 - '11.0'
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - clang
 c_compiler_version:
diff --git a/.ci_support/win_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.11.____cpython.yaml b/.ci_support/win_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.11.____cpython.yaml
index 9eedf6a9..2b7d410e 100644
--- a/.ci_support/win_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.11.____cpython.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/win_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.11.____cpython.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - vs2022
 c_stdlib:
diff --git a/.ci_support/win_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.12.____cpython.yaml b/.ci_support/win_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.12.____cpython.yaml
index b2878a0a..5be983c6 100644
--- a/.ci_support/win_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.12.____cpython.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/win_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.12.____cpython.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - vs2022
 c_stdlib:
diff --git a/.ci_support/win_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.13.____cp313.yaml b/.ci_support/win_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.13.____cp313.yaml
index cd49bea7..ec1fefd6 100644
--- a/.ci_support/win_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.13.____cp313.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/win_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.13.____cp313.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - vs2022
 c_stdlib:
diff --git a/.ci_support/win_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.14.____cp314.yaml b/.ci_support/win_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.14.____cp314.yaml
index be14efeb..2460f4b2 100644
--- a/.ci_support/win_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.14.____cp314.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/win_64_is_freethreadingfalsepython3.14.____cp314.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - vs2022
 c_stdlib:
diff --git a/.ci_support/win_64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.13.____cp313t.yaml b/.ci_support/win_64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.13.____cp313t.yaml
index 889154db..0b852dc8 100644
--- a/.ci_support/win_64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.13.____cp313t.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/win_64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.13.____cp313t.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - vs2022
 c_stdlib:
diff --git a/.ci_support/win_64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.14.____cp314t.yaml b/.ci_support/win_64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.14.____cp314t.yaml
index 75364d39..061bad2c 100644
--- a/.ci_support/win_64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.14.____cp314t.yaml
+++ b/.ci_support/win_64_is_freethreadingtruepython3.14.____cp314t.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-ace:
-- 8.0.5
 c_compiler:
 - vs2022
 c_stdlib:
diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 606180d6..91829657 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ source:
   sha256: 01e87659402762f43bd2fee13370553a17ada367d42e7487800bf2916535aecb
 
 build:
-  number: 1
+  number: 2
   skip: true  # [py<311]
 
 requirements: