diff --git a/build/venv-test-ipywidgets8-requirements.txt b/build/venv-test-ipywidgets8-requirements.txt
index 08f9e89284..0f49fdd58a 100644
--- a/build/venv-test-ipywidgets8-requirements.txt
+++ b/build/venv-test-ipywidgets8-requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # List of requirements for ipython tests
-numpy>=1.22.2
+numpy>=2.5.3
 pandas
 # Install jupyter itself so we end up with a kernel
 jupyter