diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numba/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numba/default.nix
index d2204b34fb6e..3a1192d46789 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numba/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numba/default.nix
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   };
 
   postPatch = ''
+    # numpy
     substituteInPlace setup.py \
-      --replace "1.21" "1.22"
+      --replace "1.22" "2"
 
     substituteInPlace numba/__init__.py \
-      --replace "(1, 20)" "(1, 21)"
+      --replace "(1, 21)" "(2, 0)"
   '';
 
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin "-I${lib.getDev libcxx}/include/c++/v1";