diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/3541.maintenance.md b/doc/changelog.d/3541.maintenance.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9f0f0bfa6
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+build: bump numpy from 2.1.2 to 2.1.3 in the minimal group
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diff --git a/minimum_requirements.txt b/minimum_requirements.txt
index fa142b2460..6548dd33be 100644
--- a/minimum_requirements.txt
+++ b/minimum_requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ansys-api-mapdl==0.5.2
-numpy==2.1.2
+numpy==2.1.3
 platformdirs==4.3.6
 psutil==6.1.0
 pyansys-tools-versioning==0.6.0
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