diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index e51d652..12f8ce0 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 [testenv]
 deps =
+	# workaround for numpy/numpy#23808
+	numpy @ git+https://github.com/rgommers/numpy@default-to-meson ; python_version >= "3.12"
 setenv =
 	PYTHONWARNDEFAULTENCODING = 1
 commands =