diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7edcc7281..fb6d4cf25 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ html5lib = ">=1.1"
 python-calamine = ">=0.2.0"
 pyarrow-stubs = { version = ">=20.0.0.20250928", python = "<4" }
 fsspec = "^2025.10.0"
-tables = { version = ">=3.10.2", python = ">=3.11,<3.14" }       # TODO: add py314 when PyTables/PyTables#1261 is resolved
+tables = { version = ">=3.10.2", python = ">=3.11" }
 
 [build-system]
 requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.0"]
diff --git a/tests/test_io.py b/tests/test_io.py
index 37b0f452e..57821e9a3 100644
--- a/tests/test_io.py
+++ b/tests/test_io.py
@@ -336,13 +336,7 @@ def test_sas_xport() -> None:
         pass
 
 
-MESSAGE_PYTABLE_314 = (
-    "PyTables does not support Python 3.14+ yet, see PyTables/PyTables#1261"
-)
-
-
 @pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 11), reason="PyTables requires Python 3.11+")
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info >= (3, 14), reason=MESSAGE_PYTABLE_314)
 def test_hdf(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     path_str = str(tmp_path / str(uuid.uuid4()))
     check(assert_type(DF.to_hdf(path_str, key="df"), None), type(None))
@@ -350,7 +344,6 @@ def test_hdf(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 11), reason="PyTables requires Python 3.11+")
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info >= (3, 14), reason=MESSAGE_PYTABLE_314)
 def test_hdfstore(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     path_str = str(tmp_path / str(uuid.uuid4()))
     store = HDFStore(path_str, model="w")
@@ -386,7 +379,6 @@ def test_hdfstore(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 11), reason="PyTables requires Python 3.11+")
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info >= (3, 14), reason=MESSAGE_PYTABLE_314)
 def test_read_hdf_iterator(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     path_str = str(tmp_path / str(uuid.uuid4()))
     check(assert_type(DF.to_hdf(path_str, key="df", format="table"), None), type(None))
@@ -402,7 +394,6 @@ def test_read_hdf_iterator(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 11), reason="PyTables requires Python 3.11+")
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info >= (3, 14), reason=MESSAGE_PYTABLE_314)
 def test_hdf_context_manager(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     path_str = str(tmp_path / str(uuid.uuid4()))
     check(assert_type(DF.to_hdf(path_str, key="df", format="table"), None), type(None))
@@ -412,7 +403,6 @@ def test_hdf_context_manager(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 11), reason="PyTables requires Python 3.11+")
-@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info >= (3, 14), reason=MESSAGE_PYTABLE_314)
 def test_hdf_series(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     s = DF["a"]
     path_str = str(tmp_path / str(uuid.uuid4()))