diff --git a/niceplots/__init__.py b/niceplots/__init__.py
index bcea6a4..79473d3 100644
--- a/niceplots/__init__.py
+++ b/niceplots/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os
 from matplotlib import font_manager
 
-__version__ = "2.5.1"
+__version__ = "2.6.0"
 
 
 def addFonts():
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5d0b864..42ad604 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     license="Apache License, Version 2.0",
     packages=["niceplots", "niceplots.styles", "niceplots.fonts"],
     install_requires=[
-        "numpy>=1.16",
+        "numpy>=1.21",
         "matplotlib>=2.2",
         "scipy>=1.7",
     ],