diff --git a/lightning_examples/text-transformers/requirements.txt b/lightning_examples/text-transformers/requirements.txt
index 9043fa76b..d8fff5ee4 100644
--- a/lightning_examples/text-transformers/requirements.txt
+++ b/lightning_examples/text-transformers/requirements.txt
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ datasets <=2.21
 # todo: pin version intill reinstall with PT-eco alignment
 torch ==2.1.*
 torchvision ==0.16.*
-numpy
+numpy <2.0