diff --git a/.github/workflows/single-binary.yml b/.github/workflows/single-binary.yml
index 81103b95fe..47b86a7dc3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/single-binary.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/single-binary.yml
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Python dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install flytekit flytekitplugins-deck-standard
+          pip install flytekit flytekitplugins-deck-standard "numpy<2.0.0"
           pip freeze
       - name: Checkout flytesnacks
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/flyteadmin/pkg/repositories/config/migrations.go b/flyteadmin/pkg/repositories/config/migrations.go
index a2b39000d2..27da97f29c 100644
--- a/flyteadmin/pkg/repositories/config/migrations.go
+++ b/flyteadmin/pkg/repositories/config/migrations.go
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ var ContinuedMigrations = []*gormigrate.Migration{
 				// Drop execution_admin_tags and admin_tags tables, and create a new table execution_tags
 				// to store tags associated with executions.
 				sql := "INSERT INTO execution_tags (execution_project, execution_domain, execution_name, created_at, updated_at, deleted_at, key, value)" +
-					" SELECT execution_project, execution_domain, execution_name, created_at, updated_at, deleted_at, name as key, null as value" +
+					" SELECT execution_project, execution_domain, execution_name, created_at, updated_at, deleted_at, name as key, '' as value" +
 					" FROM execution_admin_tags" +
 					" INNER JOIN admin_tags a on execution_admin_tags.admin_tag_id = a.id;"
 				if err := tx.Exec(sql).Error; err != nil {