diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index dc74b916f..be0c4927e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ optimum==1.16.2
 hf_transfer
 colorama
 numba
-numpy>=1.24.4
+numpy>=1.24.4,<=2.0.1
 # qlora things
 evaluate==0.4.1
 scipy