diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5ad1b2e..9e6d556 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def read(*names, **kwargs):
     python_requires='>=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*, !=3.4.*',
     install_requires=[
         "textract==1.6.3",
-        "numpy==1.18.0"
+        "numpy==1.22.0"
     ],
     extras_require={
         # eg: