diff --git a/.github/ci/recipe.yaml b/.github/ci/recipe.yaml
index cfe164206..2e43a828c 100644
--- a/.github/ci/recipe.yaml
+++ b/.github/ci/recipe.yaml
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ requirements:
     - netcdf4 >=1.7.2
     - numpy >=2.1.0
     - tqdm >=4.50.0
-    - xarray >=2025.8.0,<2026.4.0 # TODO: remove upper pin when https://github.com/UXARRAY/uxarray/issues/1490 is resolved
+    - xarray >=2025.8.0
     - pandas >=2.2
     - pyarrow >=20.0.0
     - cf_xarray >=0.8.6
     - xgcm >=0.9.0
     - zarr >=3
-    - uxarray>=2025.3.0
+    - uxarray>=2026.04.1
     - pyogrio # needed for geopandas (uxarray -> geoviews -> geopandas -> pyogrio, but for some reason conda doesn't pick it up automatically)
     - holoviews >= 1.22.0 # https://github.com/prefix-dev/rattler-build/issues/2326
     - pooch >=1.8.0
diff --git a/pixi.toml b/pixi.toml
index 914ae5a12..6e8aa70a6 100644
--- a/pixi.toml
+++ b/pixi.toml
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ python = ">=3.11"
 netcdf4 = ">=1.6.0"
 numpy = ">=2.1.0"
 tqdm = ">=4.50.0"
-xarray = ">=2024.5.0,<2026.4.0" # TODO: remove upper pin when https://github.com/UXARRAY/uxarray/issues/1490 is resolved
+xarray = ">=2024.5.0"
 pandas = ">=2.2"
 pyarrow = ">=20.0.0"
 holoviews = ">=1.22.0" # https://github.com/prefix-dev/rattler-build/issues/2326
-uxarray = ">=2025.3.0"
+uxarray = ">=2026.04.1"
 dask = ">=2024.5.1"
 zarr = ">=3"
 xgcm = { git = "https://github.com/xgcm/xgcm", rev = "master" } # TODO: Switch to release version after release is cut
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ tqdm = "4.50.*"
 xarray = "2025.8.*"
 pandas = "2.2.*"
 pyarrow = "20.0.*"
-uxarray = "2025.3.*"
+uxarray = "2026.04.1"
 dask = "2024.6.*"
 zarr = "3.0.*"
 xgcm = { version = "0.9.*", channel = "conda-forge" }
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f5b45b7f4..b18781755 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ dependencies = [
   "netCDF4 >=1.7.2",
   "zarr >=3",
   "tqdm >=4.50.0",
-  "xarray >=2024.5.0,<2026.4.0", # TODO: remove upper pin when https://github.com/UXARRAY/uxarray/issues/1490 is resolved
+  "xarray >=2024.5.0",
   "pandas >= 2.2",
   "pyarrow >=20.0.0",
-  "uxarray >=2025.3.0",
+  "uxarray >=2026.04.1",
   "pooch >=1.8.0",
   "xgcm >=0.9.0",
   "cf_xarray >=0.8.6",