diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 19433ff52..bab3861db 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cython>=0.24,<0.28.0
-numpy>=1.7
+numpy>=1.15.0
 cymem>=1.30,<1.32
 preshed>=1.0.0,<2.0.0
 thinc>=6.10.3,<6.11.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bfda6bf91..77e4c9173 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ def setup_package():
             ext_modules=ext_modules,
             scripts=['bin/spacy'],
             install_requires=[
-                'numpy>=1.7',
+                'numpy>=1.15.0',
                 'murmurhash>=0.28,<0.29',
                 'cymem>=1.30,<1.32',
                 'preshed>=1.0.0,<2.0.0',