diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ca7b60a579320718a884adb8b64d66f2db011cd6..d45bece58dabc8c9fe490234ed2156b8946862dc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2021, 2023-2024 Arm Limited and/or its affiliates <open-source-office@arm.com>
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2021, 2023-2025 Arm Limited and/or its affiliates <open-source-office@arm.com>
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ keywords = ["ethos-u", "vela compiler", "tflite", "npu"]
 # Third-party dependency versions are restricted based upon compatibility and security concerns.
 dependencies = [
     "flatbuffers==24.3.25",
-    "numpy>1.10.0",
+    "numpy>=1.17.0",
     "lxml>=4.5.2"
 ]
 dynamic = ["readme", "version"]
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ vela = "ethosu.vela.vela:main"
 requires = [
     "setuptools >= 42",
     "wheel",
-    "numpy",
+    "numpy>=1.17.0",
     "setuptools_scm[toml]~=7.1.0",
     "cmake >= 3.16.3"
 ]