diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a542faf8..fe8c16dc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pytest = ">=8.3.5"
 pytest-cov = ">=3"
 hypothesis = "*"
 array-api-strict = ">=2.3.1"
-numpy = ">=1.22.0"
+numpy = ">=1.26.4"
 
 [tool.pixi.feature.tests.tasks]
 tests = "pytest -v"