diff --git a/.ci_support/environment.yml b/.ci_support/environment.yml
index c6d379b..7da9921 100644
--- a/.ci_support/environment.yml
+++ b/.ci_support/environment.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ dependencies:
 - coverage
 - codacy-coverage
 - molmod =1.4.8
-- numpy =1.26.0
+- numpy =1.26.2
 - pyiron_atomistics =0.3.6
 - scipy =1.11.4
 - spglib =2.1.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 10629be..47c94d2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     packages=find_packages(exclude=["*tests*", "*docs*", "*binder*", "*conda*", "*notebooks*", "*.ci_support*"]),
     install_requires=[
         'molmod==1.4.8',
-        'numpy==1.26.0',
+        'numpy==1.26.2',
         'pyiron_atomistics==0.3.6',
         'spglib==2.1.0',
         'scipy==1.11.4',