diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index aad604a..ce0e544 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ botocore==1.34.100
 user-agents==2.2.0
 
 # ── ML / adaptive scoring ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-numpy==1.26.4                    # lightweight — used for profile distance math
+numpy==2.4.3                    # lightweight — used for profile distance math
 
 # ── Utilities ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 pydantic==2.7.1                  # FastAPI model validation (v2 API)