diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index 33731364eee..2c0918ad117 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ dependencies:
           - &dask rapids-dask-dependency==23.12.*
           - &dask_cuda dask-cuda==23.12.*
           - &numba numba>=0.57
-          - &numpy numpy>=1.21
+          - &numpy numpy>=1.21 
           - &ucx_py ucx-py==0.35.*
       - output_types: conda
         packages:
diff --git a/python/cugraph/pyproject.toml b/python/cugraph/pyproject.toml
index 319900b3de3..bd426291c8d 100644
--- a/python/cugraph/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/cugraph/pyproject.toml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "dask-cudf==23.12.*",
     "fsspec[http]>=0.6.0",
     "numba>=0.57",
+    "numpy>=1.21",
     "pylibcugraph==23.12.*",
     "raft-dask==23.12.*",
     "rapids-dask-dependency==23.12.*",