diff --git a/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/sample/requirements.txt b/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/sample/requirements.txt
index 4a8340b5ac6..087eea0de87 100644
--- a/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/sample/requirements.txt
+++ b/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/sample/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 opencv-python==3.4.4.19
-numpy==1.13.3
+numpy==1.16.3