diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index a90e633c..7d3d2cc2 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 3.4.1
+current_version = 3.4.2
 commit = False
 tag = False
 
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
index 78268acb..da6d1950 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ body:
       label: GSD
       description: |
         What version of GSD are you using?
-      placeholder: 3.4.1
+      placeholder: 3.4.2
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: markdown
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md
index ee7a7763..640debca 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 name: Release checklist
 about: '[for maintainer use]'
-title: 'Release gsd 3.4.1'
+title: 'Release gsd 3.4.2'
 labels: ''
 assignees: 'joaander'
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index bdda408e..9126aae3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ Change Log
 3.x
 ---
 
+3.4.2 (2024-11-13)
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+*Fixed:*
+
+* Make NumPy 2.0 requirement optional
+  (`#405 <https://github.com/glotzerlab/gsd/pull/405>`__).
+
 3.4.1 (2024-10-21)
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
diff --git a/Doxyfile b/Doxyfile
index 06a1f3d9..4e3ea8dd 100644
--- a/Doxyfile
+++ b/Doxyfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 DOXYFILE_ENCODING      = UTF-8
 PROJECT_NAME           = "GSD"
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = v3.4.1
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = v3.4.2
 PROJECT_BRIEF          = "General simulation data"
 PROJECT_LOGO           =
 OUTPUT_DIRECTORY       = devdoc
diff --git a/gsd/hoomd.py b/gsd/hoomd.py
index 3934a8f3..85c9d8f9 100644
--- a/gsd/hoomd.py
+++ b/gsd/hoomd.py
@@ -1169,6 +1169,11 @@ def read_log(name, scalar_only=False):
         msg = 'gsd module is not available'
         raise RuntimeError(msg)
 
+    min_supported_numpy = 2
+    if int(numpy.version.version.split('.')[0]) < min_supported_numpy:
+        msg = 'read_log requires numpy >= 2.0'
+        raise RuntimeError(msg)
+
     with gsd.fl.open(
         name=str(name),
         mode='r',
diff --git a/gsd/pygsd.py b/gsd/pygsd.py
index b5606762..5127f19a 100644
--- a/gsd/pygsd.py
+++ b/gsd/pygsd.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 import numpy
 
-version = '3.4.1'
+version = '3.4.2'
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('gsd.pygsd')
 
diff --git a/gsd/version.py b/gsd/version.py
index 5a537da9..b6c7196d 100644
--- a/gsd/version.py
+++ b/gsd/version.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                    not the file layer version it reads/writes.
 """
 
-version = '3.4.1'
+version = '3.4.2'
 
 __all__ = [
     'version',
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ef80c899..a873ef9d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [project]
 requires-python = ">=3.6"
 name = "gsd"
-version = "3.4.1"
+version = "3.4.2"
 description = "General simulation data file format."
 readme = "README.md"
 license = {text = "BSD-2-Clause"}
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ classifiers=[
     "License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License",
     "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Physics",
     ]
-dependencies = ["numpy>=2.0.0"]
+dependencies = ["numpy"]
 
 [project.scripts]
 gsd = "gsd.__main__:main"
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ gsd = "gsd.__main__:main"
 [project.urls]
 Homepage = "https://gsd.readthedocs.io"
 Documentation = "https://gsd.readthedocs.io"
-Download = "https://github.com/glotzerlab/gsd/releases/download/v3.4.1/gsd-3.4.1.tar.gz"
+Download = "https://github.com/glotzerlab/gsd/releases/download/v3.4.2/gsd-3.4.2.tar.gz"
 Source = "https://github.com/glotzerlab/gsd"
 Issues = "https://github.com/glotzerlab/gsd/issues"