diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a58aaba..15dd008 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 biopython==1.75
 h5py==2.10.0
-numpy==1.17.4
+numpy==1.21.0
 Pillow==9.0.1
 pysam==0.15.3
 pytorch-ignite==0.2.1
diff --git a/requirements_cpu.txt b/requirements_cpu.txt
index 3d763fb..f8eda2e 100644
--- a/requirements_cpu.txt
+++ b/requirements_cpu.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 biopython==1.75
 h5py==2.10.0
-numpy==1.17.4
+numpy==1.21.0
 Pillow==9.0.1
 pysam==0.15.3
 pytorch-ignite==0.2.1