diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9a05131627..bed7aadf0c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ git+https://github.com/typesupply/feaTools.git@8fc73f8ad5523cb6d9e0c8ac966eeb5da
 fonttools==3.15.1
 freetype-py==1.0.2
 git+https://github.com/googlei18n/nototools@8db437b21de59b2d7aba30429c60a78f3e853caa
-numpy==1.11.2rc1
+numpy==1.22.0rc1
 pyclipper==1.0.6
 scipy==0.18.1
 git+https://github.com/googlei18n/ufo2ft.git@6184b1493bc4afc6969bd2516d02f3f616cb5484