diff --git a/bob/devtools/data/conda_build_config.yaml b/bob/devtools/data/conda_build_config.yaml
index ba80b89d3593fe1a2fe75d2d96f04cd175cd1b6e..e3aaca0861d0ec1bacb862a4b163852629091762 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/data/conda_build_config.yaml
+++ b/bob/devtools/data/conda_build_config.yaml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ pkg_config:
 # we are linking against them. It is best to keep this in sync with:
 # https://github.com/AnacondaRecipes/aggregate/blob/master/conda_build_config.yaml
 numpy:
-  - 1.15.4
+  - 1.16.6
 boost:
   - 1.67.0
 ffmpeg: