diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d7afec36e..d8ea454d7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "configupdater",
     "dill>=0.3",
     "matplotlib>=3.5",
-    "numpy=1.24",
+    "numpy==1.24",
     "pandas>=1.3",
     "pyarrow",
     "pydantic",