diff --git a/kokoro/__init__.py b/kokoro/__init__.py
index 4046dd4..d1675d6 100644
--- a/kokoro/__init__.py
+++ b/kokoro/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '0.2.2'
+__version__ = '0.2.3'
 
 from .models import KModel
 from .pipeline import KPipeline
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8b43fd5..21a2438 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 setup(
     name='kokoro',  # Name of the package
-    version='0.2.2',           # Initial version
+    version='0.2.3',           # Initial version
     packages=find_packages(),  # Automatically finds packages
     install_requires=[         # List your dependencies here
         'huggingface_hub',
         'misaki[en]>=0.6.1',
-        'numpy',
+        'numpy==1.26.4',
         'scipy',
         'torch',
         'transformers',