diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ef70e1893299..bbd0c8baf2b3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 requires = [
     "certifi>=2020.06.20",
-    "numpy>=1.19",
+    "oldest-supported-numpy",
     "setuptools_scm>=7",
 ]