diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
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--- a/requirements-dev.txt
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@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 2024-01-25
+# Testing of numpy developement packages will resume after drizzlepac's upstream
+# dependencies publish wheels that are compatible with numpy v2.x.
+
 git+https://github.com/astropy/photutils.git
 git+https://github.com/spacetelescope/stsci.tools.git
 git+https://github.com/spacetelescope/stwcs.git