diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f90f1fa..d49b129 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-numpy==1.21.6
+numpy==1.22.0
 scipy==1.7.3
 bitarray==2.6.1
 future==0.18.2
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d6ed961..ec6d31e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     keywords='nearpy approximate nearest neighbour',
     long_description=open('README.txt').read(),
     install_requires=[
-        "numpy==1.21.6",
+        "numpy==1.22.0",
         "scipy==1.7.3",
         "bitarray==2.6.1",
         "future==0.18.2",