diff --git a/.github/workflows/glayout_opamp_sim.yml b/.github/workflows/glayout_opamp_sim.yml
index 856a0c51a..cf9eb9fcf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/glayout_opamp_sim.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/glayout_opamp_sim.yml
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ jobs:
                       pip3 install -r requirements.txt &&\
                       cd ./openfasoc/generators/glayout/tapeout/tapeout_and_RL/ &&\
                       pip3 install prettyprint prettyprinttree gdstk &&\
-                      python3 -m pip uninstall numpy -y &&\
-                      python3 -m pip install numpy==1.23.5 &&\
                       python3 test_glayout_ci.py --component opamp_parametric
                       " && exit_code=$? | tee -a glayout.log
                   if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/glayout_sky130.yml b/.github/workflows/glayout_sky130.yml
index b2fb0f489..804087e31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/glayout_sky130.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/glayout_sky130.yml
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ jobs:
                     cp ./.github/scripts/test_glayout_ci.py ./openfasoc/generators/glayout/. &&\
                     cd ./openfasoc/generators/glayout &&\
                     pip3 install gdsfactory==7.7.0 prettyprint prettyprinttree gdstk &&\
-                    python3 -m pip uninstall numpy -y &&\
-                    python3 -m pip install numpy==1.23.5 &&\
                     python3 test_glayout_ci.py --component opamp
                   " && exit_code=$? | tee -a glayout.log
                 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
@@ -64,8 +62,6 @@ jobs:
                     cp ./.github/scripts/test_glayout_ci.py ./openfasoc/generators/glayout/. &&\
                     cd ./openfasoc/generators/glayout &&\
                     pip3 install gdsfactory==7.7.0 prettyprint prettyprinttree gdstk &&\
-                    python3 -m pip uninstall numpy -y &&\
-                    python3 -m pip install numpy==1.23.5 &&\
                     python3 test_glayout_ci.py --component pmos
                   " && exit_code=$? | tee -a glayout.log
                 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
@@ -86,8 +82,6 @@ jobs:
                     cp ./.github/scripts/test_glayout_ci.py ./openfasoc/generators/glayout/. &&\
                     cd ./openfasoc/generators/glayout &&\
                     pip3 install gdsfactory==7.7.0 prettyprint prettyprinttree gdstk &&\
-                    python3 -m pip uninstall numpy -y &&\
-                    python3 -m pip install numpy==1.23.5 &&\
                     python3 test_glayout_ci.py --component nmos
                   " && exit_code=$? | tee -a glayout.log
                 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
@@ -108,8 +102,6 @@ jobs:
                     cp ./.github/scripts/test_glayout_ci.py ./openfasoc/generators/glayout/. &&\
                     cd ./openfasoc/generators/glayout &&\
                     pip3 install gdsfactory==7.7.0 prettyprint prettyprinttree gdstk &&\
-                    python3 -m pip uninstall numpy -y &&\
-                    python3 -m pip install numpy==1.23.5 &&\
                     python3 test_glayout_ci.py --component diff_pair
                   " && exit_code=$? | tee -a glayout.log
                 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
@@ -130,8 +122,6 @@ jobs:
                     cp ./.github/scripts/test_glayout_ci.py ./openfasoc/generators/glayout/. &&\
                     cd ./openfasoc/generators/glayout &&\
                     pip3 install gdsfactory==7.7.0 prettyprint prettyprinttree gdstk &&\
-                    python3 -m pip uninstall numpy -y &&\
-                    python3 -m pip install numpy==1.23.5 &&\
                     python3 test_glayout_ci.py --component current_mirror
                   " && exit_code=$? | tee -a glayout.log
                 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
diff --git a/docker/conda/Dockerfile b/docker/conda/Dockerfile
index 0ee98e006..3a1768ab5 100755
--- a/docker/conda/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/conda/Dockerfile
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ ENV PDK_ROOT=/usr/bin/miniconda3/share/pdk/
 RUN wget https://www.klayout.org/downloads/Ubuntu-22/klayout_0.28.17-1_amd64.deb
 RUN dpkg -i klayout_0.28.17-1_amd64.deb
 RUN pip install glayout
+RUN pip install numpy==1.23.5 
 #RUN strip --remove-section=.note.ABI-tag /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
 
 COPY ./scripts /scripts
diff --git a/openfasoc/generators/glayout/tapeout/tapeout_and_RL/requirements.txt b/openfasoc/generators/glayout/tapeout/tapeout_and_RL/requirements.txt
index 744a97091..91fa553fb 100644
--- a/openfasoc/generators/glayout/tapeout/tapeout_and_RL/requirements.txt
+++ b/openfasoc/generators/glayout/tapeout/tapeout_and_RL/requirements.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ matplotlib
 scipy
 seaborn
 prettyprinttree
+numpy==1.23.5
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f48a42e9d..8dab2f16b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pandas
 klayout
-numpy
+numpy==1.23.5
 matplotlib
 gdsfactory==7.7.0
 nbsphinx