diff --git a/extra_requirements/requirements-tests.txt b/extra_requirements/requirements-tests.txt
index 0d6f8a3bf..20d6248ec 100644
--- a/extra_requirements/requirements-tests.txt
+++ b/extra_requirements/requirements-tests.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # File for the requirements of straxen with the automated tests
+sharedarray@https://xenon.isi.edu/python/SharedArray-3.2.3.tar.gz # workaround for numpy 2.0.0 build problem, see XENONnT/base_environment#1718
 strax==1.6.4
 git+https://github.com/XENONnT/base_environment
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index fe2920d09..4a9920c53 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ immutabledict
 matplotlib
 multihist>=0.6.3
 numba>=0.50.0
-numpy
+numpy<2.0.0
 packaging
 m2r==0.2.1
 docutils==0.18.1
diff --git a/straxen/corrections_services.py b/straxen/corrections_services.py
index ec2de13ec..c83628d2e 100644
--- a/straxen/corrections_services.py
+++ b/straxen/corrections_services.py
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@ def apply_xedocs_configs(context: strax.Context, db="straxen_db", **kwargs) -> N
 
     if len(global_config):
         context.set_config(global_config)
+        context.set_context_config({"xedocs_version": filter_kwargs["version"]})
     else:
         warnings.warn(
             f"Could not find any context configs matchin {filter_kwargs}",