diff --git a/smtag/requirements.txt b/smtag/requirements.txt
index c35207d..9d8c4a9 100644
--- a/smtag/requirements.txt
+++ b/smtag/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # tensorflow==1.8.0 # works on dgx not on Mac... 
 tensorflow==1.14.0 # works on Mac not on dgx...
 docopt==0.6.2
-numpy==1.16.3
+numpy==1.22.0
 torch==1.0.1
 torchvision==0.2.2.post3
 neo4jrestclient==2.1.1