diff --git a/genomeuploader/__init__.py b/genomeuploader/__init__.py
index a33997d..55fa725 100644
--- a/genomeuploader/__init__.py
+++ b/genomeuploader/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '2.1.0'
+__version__ = '2.1.1'
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1a871b3..82527f3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "genome_uploader"
-version = "2.1.0"
+version = "2.1.1"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [
   {name = "MGnify team", email = "metagenomics-help@ebi.ac.uk"},
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ classifiers = [
 dependencies = [
     "requests==2.26.0",
     "pandas==1.4.1",
-    "python-dotenv==1.0.1"
+    "python-dotenv==1.0.1",
+    "numpy==1.24.4"
 ]
 
 [project.urls]
diff --git a/requirements.yml b/requirements.yml
index 73576b3..ab07450 100755
--- a/requirements.yml
+++ b/requirements.yml
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ dependencies:
   - python=3.10
   - requests=2.26.0
   - pandas=1.4.1
+  - numpy=1.24.4
   - ena-webin-cli
   - python-dotenv=1.0.1