diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 93ad522..f7e259d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 dnspython
 maxminddb
-numpy==1.17.2
+numpy==1.22.0
 scikit-learn==0.21.3
 langid==1.1.6
 bs4==0.0.1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index db1fde3..c06917c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                 'Source': 'https://github.com/aau-network-security/richkit',
     },
     install_requires=['maxminddb',
-                      'numpy==1.17.2',
+                      'numpy==1.22.0',
                       'scikit-learn==0.21.3',
                       'langid==1.1.6',
                       'bs4==0.0.1',