diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-mkl-interfaces.yaml b/.github/workflows/check-mkl-interfaces.yaml
index 65bc9d4002fd..1e3fed6db5f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-mkl-interfaces.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-mkl-interfaces.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ env:
       onedpl-devel
       setuptools
       python
-      numpy">=2.0"
+      numpy
       cython
       cmake
       ninja
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python: ['3.13']
+        # python 3.13 is blocked since BLAS requires "mkl<2025.0" (see https://github.com/conda-forge/blas-feedstock/pull/128
+        # which depends on resolving MKL issue https://github.com/conda-forge/intel_repack-feedstock/issues/83)
+        python: ['3.12']
         os: [ubuntu-22.04] # windows-2019 - no DFT support for Windows in oneMKL
 
     permissions:
@@ -125,7 +127,9 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python: ['3.13']
+        # python 3.13 is blocked since BLAS requires "mkl<2025.0" (see https://github.com/conda-forge/blas-feedstock/pull/128
+        # which depends on resolving MKL issue https://github.com/conda-forge/intel_repack-feedstock/issues/83)
+        python: ['3.12']
         os: [ubuntu-22.04] # windows-2019 - no DFT support for Windows in oneMKL
 
     permissions:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml b/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml
index 8994eb724730..7c43666a670a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ env:
   CONDA_BUILD_INDEX_ENV_PY_VER: '3.12' # conda does not support python 3.13
   CONDA_BUILD_VERSION: '25.1.1'
   CONDA_INDEX_VERSION: '0.5.0'
-  LATEST_PYTHON: '3.13'
+  # python 3.13 is blocked since BLAS requires "mkl<2025.0" (see https://github.com/conda-forge/blas-feedstock/pull/128
+  # which depends on resolving MKL issue https://github.com/conda-forge/intel_repack-feedstock/issues/83)
+  LATEST_PYTHON: '3.12'
   RERUN_TESTS_ON_FAILURE: 'true'
   RUN_TESTS_MAX_ATTEMPTS: 2
   TEST_ENV_NAME: 'test'
@@ -31,7 +33,9 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+        # python 3.13 is blocked since BLAS requires "mkl<2025.0" (see https://github.com/conda-forge/blas-feedstock/pull/128
+        # which depends on resolving MKL issue https://github.com/conda-forge/intel_repack-feedstock/issues/83)
+        python: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
         os: [ubuntu-22.04, windows-2019]
 
     permissions:
@@ -124,7 +128,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+        # python 3.13 is blocked due to MKL issue
+        python: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
 
     env:
@@ -253,7 +258,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+        # python 3.13 is blocked due to MKL issue
+        python: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
         os: [windows-2019]
 
     env:
@@ -389,7 +395,8 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+        # python 3.13 is blocked due to MKL issue
+        python: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
         os: [ubuntu-22.04, windows-2019]
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cron-run-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/cron-run-tests.yaml
index 18ce2ca632e6..4714c8f0f6dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cron-run-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cron-run-tests.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+        # python 3.13 is blocked since BLAS requires "mkl<2025.0" (see https://github.com/conda-forge/blas-feedstock/pull/128
+        # which depends on resolving MKL issue https://github.com/conda-forge/intel_repack-feedstock/issues/83)
+        python: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
         runner: [ubuntu-22.04, ubuntu-24.04, windows-2019]
 
     steps:
diff --git a/dpnp/tests/third_party/cupy/manipulation_tests/test_basic.py b/dpnp/tests/third_party/cupy/manipulation_tests/test_basic.py
index 59f598c17ad9..4aac9493d0b1 100644
--- a/dpnp/tests/third_party/cupy/manipulation_tests/test_basic.py
+++ b/dpnp/tests/third_party/cupy/manipulation_tests/test_basic.py
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ def test_copyto_multigpu_noncontinguous(self, dtype):
         testing.assert_array_equal(expected, dst.get())
 
 
+@testing.with_requires("numpy>=2.1")
 @testing.parameterize(
     *testing.product(
         {