diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index ce660f049e..e2e1342a82 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ type Build struct {
 	CUDA               string    `json:"cuda,omitempty" yaml:"cuda"`
 	CuDNN              string    `json:"cudnn,omitempty" yaml:"cudnn"`
 	Fast               bool      `json:"fast,omitempty" yaml:"fast"`
+	PythonOverrides    string    `json:"python_overrides,omitempty" yaml:"python_overrides"`
 
 	pythonRequirementsContent []string
 }
diff --git a/pkg/config/config_test.go b/pkg/config/config_test.go
index 9b481b3fec..75f4c46a71 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config_test.go
@@ -708,3 +708,14 @@ build:
 	_, err := FromYAML([]byte(yamlString))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }
+
+func TestPythonOverridesConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	yamlString := `
+build:
+  python_version: "3.12"
+  fast: true
+  python_overrides: "overrides.txt"
+`
+	_, err := FromYAML([]byte(yamlString))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/config/data/config_schema_v1.0.json b/pkg/config/data/config_schema_v1.0.json
index d172cb0ca0..a9a8b4e68c 100644
--- a/pkg/config/data/config_schema_v1.0.json
+++ b/pkg/config/data/config_schema_v1.0.json
@@ -150,6 +150,11 @@
           "$id": "#/properties/build/properties/fast",
           "type": "boolean",
           "description": "A flag to enable the experimental fast-push feature from a config level."
+        },
+        "python_overrides": {
+          "$id": "#/properties/build/properties/python_overrides",
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "A file in the format of pip requirements that specifies python overrides."
         }
       },
       "additionalProperties": false
diff --git a/pkg/dockerfile/fast_generator.go b/pkg/dockerfile/fast_generator.go
index 476bd56ecf..4d161e3789 100644
--- a/pkg/dockerfile/fast_generator.go
+++ b/pkg/dockerfile/fast_generator.go
@@ -349,16 +349,26 @@ func (g *FastGenerator) installPython(lines []string, tmpDir string) ([]string,
 		return lines, nil
 	}
 
-	requirementsFile, err := requirements.GenerateRequirements(tmpDir, g.Config.Build.PythonRequirements)
+	requirementsFile, err := requirements.GenerateRequirements(tmpDir, g.Config.Build.PythonRequirements, requirements.RequirementsFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	overridesFlag := ""
+	if g.Config.Build.PythonOverrides != "" {
+		_, err := requirements.GenerateRequirements(tmpDir, g.Config.Build.PythonOverrides, requirements.OverridesFile)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		overridesFlag = " --override=/buildtmp/" + requirements.OverridesFile
+	}
+
 	if requirementsFile != "" {
 		lines = append(lines, "RUN "+strings.Join([]string{
 			"--mount=from=" + dockercontext.RequirementsBuildContextName + ",target=/buildtmp",
 			"--mount=type=bind,src=\".\",target=/src",
 			UV_CACHE_MOUNT,
-		}, " ")+" cd /src && UV_CACHE_DIR=\""+UV_CACHE_DIR+"\" UV_LINK_MODE=copy UV_COMPILE_BYTECODE=0 /opt/r8/monobase/run.sh monobase.user --requirements=/buildtmp/requirements.txt")
+		}, " ")+" cd /src && UV_CACHE_DIR=\""+UV_CACHE_DIR+"\" UV_LINK_MODE=copy UV_COMPILE_BYTECODE=0 /opt/r8/monobase/run.sh monobase.user --requirements=/buildtmp/"+requirements.RequirementsFile+overridesFlag)
 	}
 	return lines, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/requirements/requirements.go b/pkg/requirements/requirements.go
index 458ff17560..1a1d05f861 100644
--- a/pkg/requirements/requirements.go
+++ b/pkg/requirements/requirements.go
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/replicate/cog/pkg/util/files"
 )
 
-const REQUIREMENTS_FILE = "requirements.txt"
+const RequirementsFile = "requirements.txt"
+const OverridesFile = "overrides.txt"
 
-func GenerateRequirements(tmpDir string, path string) (string, error) {
+func GenerateRequirements(tmpDir string, path string, fileName string) (string, error) {
 	bs, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ func GenerateRequirements(tmpDir string, path string) (string, error) {
 	requirements := string(bs)
 
 	// Check against the old requirements
-	requirementsFile := filepath.Join(tmpDir, REQUIREMENTS_FILE)
+	requirementsFile := filepath.Join(tmpDir, fileName)
 	if err := files.WriteIfDifferent(requirementsFile, requirements); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ func GenerateRequirements(tmpDir string, path string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func CurrentRequirements(tmpDir string) (string, error) {
-	requirementsFile := filepath.Join(tmpDir, REQUIREMENTS_FILE)
+	requirementsFile := filepath.Join(tmpDir, RequirementsFile)
 	_, err := os.Stat(requirementsFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
diff --git a/pkg/requirements/requirements_test.go b/pkg/requirements/requirements_test.go
index 9918dee4bc..9ab75d2e21 100644
--- a/pkg/requirements/requirements_test.go
+++ b/pkg/requirements/requirements_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func TestPythonRequirements(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
-	requirementsFile, err := GenerateRequirements(tmpDir, reqFile)
+	requirementsFile, err := GenerateRequirements(tmpDir, reqFile, RequirementsFile)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, filepath.Join(tmpDir, "requirements.txt"), requirementsFile)
 }
diff --git a/test-integration/test_integration/fixtures/overrides-project/cog.yaml b/test-integration/test_integration/fixtures/overrides-project/cog.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..73c8a267f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-integration/test_integration/fixtures/overrides-project/cog.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+build:
+  python_version: "3.12"
+  python_requirements: requirements.txt
+  fast: true
+  python_overrides: overrides.txt
+predict: "predict.py:Predictor"
diff --git a/test-integration/test_integration/fixtures/overrides-project/overrides.txt b/test-integration/test_integration/fixtures/overrides-project/overrides.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c04913adb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-integration/test_integration/fixtures/overrides-project/overrides.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+numpy==1.26.4
diff --git a/test-integration/test_integration/fixtures/overrides-project/predict.py b/test-integration/test_integration/fixtures/overrides-project/predict.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c72a3743eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-integration/test_integration/fixtures/overrides-project/predict.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from cog import BasePredictor
+
+import numpy as np
+
+
+class Predictor(BasePredictor):
+
+    def predict(self) -> str:
+        return "hello " + np.__version__
diff --git a/test-integration/test_integration/fixtures/overrides-project/requirements.txt b/test-integration/test_integration/fixtures/overrides-project/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af471636a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-integration/test_integration/fixtures/overrides-project/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+numpy==1.26.3
diff --git a/test-integration/test_integration/test_build.py b/test-integration/test_integration/test_build.py
index 96e8a1e88b..fa4de15a98 100644
--- a/test-integration/test_integration/test_build.py
+++ b/test-integration/test_integration/test_build.py
@@ -510,3 +510,15 @@ def test_local_whl_install(docker_image):
     )
 
     assert build_process.returncode == 0
+
+
+def test_overrides(docker_image):
+    project_dir = Path(__file__).parent / "fixtures/overrides-project"
+
+    build_process = subprocess.run(
+        ["cog", "build", "-t", docker_image],
+        cwd=project_dir,
+        capture_output=True,
+    )
+
+    assert build_process.returncode == 0
diff --git a/test-integration/test_integration/test_predict.py b/test-integration/test_integration/test_predict.py
index 2e26b4753f..15ebdb3fe8 100644
--- a/test-integration/test_integration/test_predict.py
+++ b/test-integration/test_integration/test_predict.py
@@ -434,6 +434,26 @@ def test_predict_optional_project(tmpdir_factory):
     assert result.stdout == "hello No One\n"
 
 
+def test_predict_overrides_project(docker_image):
+    project_dir = Path(__file__).parent / "fixtures/overrides-project"
+    build_process = subprocess.run(
+        ["cog", "build", "-t", docker_image],
+        cwd=project_dir,
+        capture_output=True,
+    )
+    assert build_process.returncode == 0
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        ["cog", "predict", "--debug", docker_image],
+        cwd=project_dir,
+        check=True,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+        timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
+    )
+    assert result.returncode == 0
+    assert result.stdout == "hello 1.26.4\n"
+
+
 def test_predict_zsh_package(docker_image):
     project_dir = Path(__file__).parent / "fixtures/zsh-package"
     build_process = subprocess.run(
@@ -451,7 +471,6 @@ def test_predict_zsh_package(docker_image):
         text=True,
         timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
     )
-    # stdout should be clean without any log messages so it can be piped to other commands
     assert result.returncode == 0
     assert ",sh," in result.stdout
     assert ",zsh," in result.stdout