diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
index 7d643ed1429..2fcc724ddae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
             netCDF4
             packaging
             geopandas
-            pyarrow
+            pyarrow-core
             pytest
             pytest-codspeed
             pytest-mpl
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_docs.yml
index eb5497143bc..749d5b42b00 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_docs.yml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
             contextily
             geopandas
             ipython
-            pyarrow
+            pyarrow-core
             rioxarray
             make
             pip
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_doctests.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci_doctests.yaml
index e3a9f2e6d98..1d0cdac4f98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_doctests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_doctests.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
             contextily
             geopandas
             ipython
-            pyarrow
+            pyarrow-core
             rioxarray
             make
             pip
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
index 1a6d8338f4b..8ed7e728c02 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yaml
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ jobs:
             numpy-version: '1.25'
             pandas-version: '=2.0'
             xarray-version: '=2023.04'
-            optional-packages: ' contextily geopandas<1 ipython pyarrow rioxarray sphinx-gallery'
+            optional-packages: ' contextily geopandas<1 ipython pyarrow-core rioxarray sphinx-gallery'
           # Python 3.13 + core packages (latest versions) + optional packages
           - python-version: '3.13'
             numpy-version: '2.2'
             pandas-version: ''
             xarray-version: ''
-            optional-packages: ' contextily geopandas>=1.0 ipython pyarrow rioxarray sphinx-gallery'
+            optional-packages: ' contextily geopandas>=1.0 ipython pyarrow-core rioxarray sphinx-gallery'
           # Python 3.12 + core packages (Linux only)
           - os: 'ubuntu-latest'
             python-version: '3.12'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_tests_legacy.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci_tests_legacy.yaml
index d8195e8fe17..1af5e00cd38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_tests_legacy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_tests_legacy.yaml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
             contextily
             geopandas
             ipython
-            pyarrow
+            pyarrow-core
             rioxarray
             sphinx-gallery
             make
diff --git a/ci/requirements/docs.yml b/ci/requirements/docs.yml
index 29109bd9309..84be526f47f 100644
--- a/ci/requirements/docs.yml
+++ b/ci/requirements/docs.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dependencies:
     - contextily
     - geopandas
     - ipython
-    - pyarrow
+    - pyarrow-core
     - rioxarray
     # Development dependencies (general)
     - make
diff --git a/doc/install.md b/doc/install.md
index 0323d4c021b..55d2290295f 100644
--- a/doc/install.md
+++ b/doc/install.md
@@ -162,19 +162,20 @@ From now on, all commands will take place inside the virtual environment called
 and won't affect your default `base` installation.
 
 ::::: {tip}
-You can also enable more PyGMT functionality by installing PyGMT's optional dependencies in the environment.
+You can also enable more PyGMT functionalities by installing PyGMT's optional
+dependencies in the environment.
 :::: {tab-set}
 ::: {tab-item} mamba
 :sync: mamba
 ```
-mamba install contextily geopandas ipython pyarrow rioxarray
+mamba install contextily geopandas ipython pyarrow-core rioxarray
 ```
 :::
 
 ::: {tab-item} conda
 :sync: conda
 ```
-conda install contextily geopandas ipython pyarrow rioxarray
+conda install contextily geopandas ipython pyarrow-core rioxarray
 ```
 :::
 ::::
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index ea31ded784d..620b1bad91b 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dependencies:
     - contextily
     - geopandas
     - ipython
-    - pyarrow
+    - pyarrow-core
     - rioxarray
     # Development dependencies (general)
     - dvc