diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6060cbe23..7e35797ba 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ ldif3==3.2.2
 
 # Python 3.5+
 #numpy==1.17.2
-numpy==1.16.5
+numpy==1.22.2
 
 # requires pg_config to build from source
 #psycopg2==2.8.4