diff --git a/python/pom.xml b/python/pom.xml
index 933976c20..047315215 100644
--- a/python/pom.xml
+++ b/python/pom.xml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
                             <goal>exec</goal>
                         </goals>
                         <configuration>
-                            <skip>${skipTests:-false}</skip>
+                            <skip>${skipTests}</skip>
                             <executable>${python.venv.bin}${python.exe.bin}</executable>
                             <arguments>
                                 <argument>-m</argument>
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
                             <goal>exec</goal>
                         </goals>
                         <configuration>
-                            <skip>${skipTests:-false}</skip>
+                            <skip>${skipTests}</skip>
                             <executable>${python.venv.bin}pytest</executable>
                             <arguments>
                                 <argument>${project.basedir}/tests</argument>
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 6a60de0a2..c2a753bb5 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ maintainers = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "numpy>=1.26.4,<3",
-    "pandas>=2.0,<2.3; python_full_version < '3.14.0'",
-    "pandas>=2.3.3; python_full_version >= '3.14.0'",
+    "pandas>=2.0,<2.3; python_version < '3.13'",
+    "pandas>=2.3.3; python_version >= '3.13'",
     "pyarrow>=16.0,<18; python_version<'3.10'",
     "pyarrow>=18.0,<20; python_version>='3.10' and python_version<'3.14'",
     "pyarrow>=22.0,<24; python_version>='3.14'"
diff --git a/python/requirements.txt b/python/requirements.txt
index 057ab3518..a45f49ca7 100644
--- a/python/requirements.txt
+++ b/python/requirements.txt
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ cython==3.0.10
 black==25.11.0; python_version < "3.10"
 black==26.3.1; python_version >= "3.10"
 numpy>=1.26.4,<3
-pandas==2.2.2; python_full_version < "3.14.0"
-pandas>=2.3.3; python_full_version >= "3.14.0"
+pandas==2.2.2; python_version < "3.13"
+pandas>=2.3.3; python_version >= "3.13"
 setuptools==78.1.1
 wheel==0.46.2
 pyarrow>=8.0.0