diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 08e313c..75b634a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     keywords='lammps, mpi4py',
     packages=find_packages(exclude=["*tests*"]),
     install_requires=[
-        "mpi4py==3.1.4", "pympipool==0.7.0", "numpy==1.23.5"
+        "mpi4py==3.1.4", "pympipool==0.7.0", "numpy==1.26.0"
     ],
     extras_require={
         "ase": ["ase==3.22.1", "scipy==1.11.3"],