diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 22b6fc5..c7d7a0e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ include = [
     ]
 dynamic = ["version"]
 dependencies = [
-    "numpy~=1.21",
+    "numpy>=1.26",
     ]
 
 [tool.hatch.version]