diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  intake<2 # for intake access
  intake-xarray # for intake access
  nest_asyncio==1.5.8
- numpy # for compression, compatibility with distributed
+ numpy<2 # for compression, compatibility with distributed
  panel # for geoanimation
  pydantic<2 # for intake access
  requests