diff --git a/install/requirements.txt b/install/requirements.txt
index b19e7fd7c..a6f3b5b03 100644
--- a/install/requirements.txt
+++ b/install/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ setuptools<81
 # do NOT build river from source. Only install it if a wheel exists.
 --only-binary=river
 river
-numpy==1.26.4
+numpy==2.4.6
 watchdog==5.0.0
 redis==5.2.1
 urllib3==2.7.0