diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b20c555..5423327 100755
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ omegaconf==2.3.0
 # Image processing
 Pillow==10.2.0
 opencv-python==4.9.0.80
+numpy<2  # IMPORTANT: PyTorch in Jetson base image requires numpy 1.x
 
 # IP-Adapter FaceID (for consistent face generation)
 insightface==0.7.3