diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2938e7c..f6ad4de 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     packages=['h3'],
     install_requires=[
         'python-igraph==0.7',
-        'numpy==1.9.2',
+        'numpy==1.22.0',
         'matplotlib==1.4.3',
     ],
     url='http://www.github.com/buzzfeed/pyh3',