diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d841bf1..df53396 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 typing==3.7.4
 pyquil==2.8.0
-numpy==1.16.3
+numpy==1.22.0
 networkx==2.2
 gym==0.13.0
 setuptools==40.6.3