diff --git a/doc/changelog.md b/doc/changelog.md
index de4623ec5..1665c069f 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.md
+++ b/doc/changelog.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Description
 - Python 3.12 is now supported; where available, installed TensorFlow version
   is now 2.16.2, PyTorch is 2.7.1.
 - Drop Python 3.9 support
+- Add Numpy 2.0 support
 - Terminate LSF and LSB support
 - Implement workaround for Tensorflow that allows RedisAI to build with GCC-14
 - Add instructions for installing SmartSim on PML's Scylla
@@ -104,6 +105,9 @@ Detailed Notes
   ([SmartSim-PR792](https://github.com/CrayLabs/SmartSim/pull/792))
 - Address potential type errors in SmartSim.
   ([SmartSim-PR798](https://github.com/CrayLabs/SmartSim/pull/798))
+- Removes an Numpy upper bound in the SmartSim dependency list now that
+  SmartRedis and supported ML backends support Numpy 2.0.
+  ([SmartSim-PR803](https://github.com/CrayLabs/SmartSim/pull/803))
 
 
 ### 0.8.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 97d142628..2a73c8a40 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class BuildError(Exception):
         "pydantic>2",
         "pyzmq>=25.1.2",
         "pygithub>=2.3.0",
-        "numpy<2",
+        "numpy<3.0.0",
         "smartredis>=0.6,<0.7",
     ],
     zip_safe=False,
diff --git a/tests/test_controller_metadata_usage.py b/tests/test_controller_metadata_usage.py
index ca510130d..908c829b0 100644
--- a/tests/test_controller_metadata_usage.py
+++ b/tests/test_controller_metadata_usage.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 from smartsim.entity import Model
 from smartsim.settings import RunSettings
 
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.group_b
+
 
 class _DummyStep:
     def __init__(self, metadata_dir: pathlib.Path, entity_name: str) -> None:
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ def fake_create_job_step(entity: Model, metadata_dir: pathlib.Path) -> _DummySte
         return _DummyStep(metadata_dir, entity.name)
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(controller, "_create_job_step", fake_create_job_step)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(controller, "_launch_step", lambda step, entity: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(controller, "_launch_step", lambda step, entity, monitor: None)
     monkeypatch.setattr(
         controller, "symlink_output_files", lambda *args, **kwargs: None
     )