diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9c82013..a6f62d1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ future==0.18.2           # temporarily needed by tensorboard
 grpcio==1.29.0           # tensorboard requirement
 hyperopt==0.2.4          # for bayesian hyperparam searching
 matplotlib==3.2.1        # for plotting (exploring their use)
-numpy==1.18.1            # general use
+numpy==1.22.0            # general use
 pandas==1.0.4            # for DataFrame 
 paramiko==2.7.1          # SSH session-level API (fast access to remote box)
 pillow==7.1.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fa2d6a9..a1c071f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "grpcio==1.29.0",           # tensorboard requirement
     "hyperopt==0.2.4",          # for bayesian hyperparam searching
     "matplotlib==3.2.1",        # for plotting (exploring their use)
-    "numpy==1.18.1",            # general use
+    "numpy==1.22.0",            # general use
     "pandas==1.0.4",            # for DataFrame 
     "paramiko==2.7.1",          # SSH session-level API (fast access to remote box)
     "pillow==7.1.0",