diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 715d0869..1e4fd12a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def read(fname):
     "networkx >= 2.5.0, < 3.5.0",
     # newer pandas versions don't work with specified sqlalchemy versions, but upgrading
     # sqlalchemy leads to new errors.. should be fixed at some point
-    "numpy ==1.26.4",
+    "numpy ==2.0.2",
     "pandas >= 1.4.0, < 2.2.0",
     "plotly < 6.0",
     "pydot < 4.1.0",