diff --git a/requirements/_docs.txt b/requirements/_docs.txt
index 6ae990e7e7e..bc5f6560531 100644
--- a/requirements/_docs.txt
+++ b/requirements/_docs.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ sphinx-copybutton ==0.5.2
 sphinx-autobuild ==2024.10.3
 sphinx-gallery ==0.17.1
 
+numpy >1.20.0, <3.0  # strict, for compatibility reasons
 lightning >=1.8.0, <2.5.0
 lightning-utilities ==0.11.7
 pydantic > 1.0.0, < 3.0.0
diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index 0140f7a5519..a8010c46fae 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # NOTE: the upper bound for the package version is only set for CI stability, and it is dropped while installing this package
 #  in case you want to preserve/enforce restrictions on the latest compatible version, add "strict" as an in-line comment
 
-numpy >1.20.0, <2.0  # strict, for compatibility reasons
+numpy >1.20.0, <3.0
 packaging >17.1
 torch >=1.10.0, <2.5.0
 typing-extensions; python_version < '3.9'