diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d21c13a54f1c3..01468beb504b9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ flake8
 keras
 matplotlib
 mypy
-numpy>=1.17.4
-opencv-python
+numpy
+opencv-python; python_version <= '3.8'
 pandas
 pillow
 pytest