diff --git a/.github/workflows/omv-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/omv-ci.yml
index b63f300..173b817 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/omv-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/omv-ci.yml
@@ -24,11 +24,17 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version:  ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+  
+    - name: Install numpy < 2 if necessary...
+      run: |
+        if [[  ${{ matrix.engine }} == *"MOOSE"* ]] || [[  ${{ matrix.engine }} == *"Moose"* ]]; then pip install "numpy<2" ; fi ;
+        pip list
 
     - name: Install OMV
       run: |
         pip install git+https://github.com/OpenSourceBrain/osb-model-validation
         pip install scipy sympy matplotlib cython pandas tables
+        pip install setuptools --upgrade # needed for Eden on py 3.12
 
     - name: Run OMV tests on engine ${{ matrix.engine }}
       run: |