diff --git a/weld-python/requirements.txt b/weld-python/requirements.txt
index 7116758d..9924a20a 100644
--- a/weld-python/requirements.txt
+++ b/weld-python/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-numpy==1.18.1
+numpy==1.22.0
 numpydoc==0.9.2
 pandas==1.0.1
 pytest==5.3.5