diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 67f853e..c57a819 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ suds-py3==1.3.4.0
 biopython==1.72
 
 matplotlib==2.2.3
-numpy==1.16.5
+numpy==1.22.0
 scipy==1.1.0
 pandas==0.25.3