diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 68a2c3fc..34d7315d 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ install_requires =
     napari==0.4.12
     nd2reader==3.3.0
     numba==0.54.1
-    numexpr==2.7.3
+    numexpr==2.8.1
     numpy>=1.19.2
     pynndescent==0.5.5
     PyQt5==5.15.6