diff --git a/docker/pyt_huggingface.ubuntu.amd.Dockerfile b/docker/pyt_huggingface.ubuntu.amd.Dockerfile
index 3ab9eaa..2b7be15 100644
--- a/docker/pyt_huggingface.ubuntu.amd.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/pyt_huggingface.ubuntu.amd.Dockerfile
@@ -66,4 +66,5 @@ RUN locale-gen en_US.UTF-8
 # record configuration for posterity
 RUN pip3 list
 
-
+# install numpy < 2.0 to avoid compatibility issues
+RUN pip3 install "numpy<2"