diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b6d2db424..39914e0e7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ RUN mkdir /freqtrade \
   && useradd -u 1000 -G sudo -U -m -s /bin/bash ftuser \
   && chown ftuser:ftuser /freqtrade \
   # Allow sudoers
-  && echo "ftuser ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/chown" >> /etc/sudoers
+  && echo "ftuser ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/chown" >> /etc/sudoers \
+  && pip install --upgrade pip
 
 WORKDIR /freqtrade
 
@@ -32,8 +33,7 @@ RUN  apt-get update \
 # Install dependencies
 COPY --chown=ftuser:ftuser requirements.txt requirements-hyperopt.txt /freqtrade/
 USER ftuser
-RUN  pip install --user --no-cache-dir "numpy<3.0" \
-  && pip install --user --no-cache-dir -r requirements-hyperopt.txt
+RUN  pip install --user --no-cache-dir -r requirements-hyperopt.txt
 
 # Copy dependencies to runtime-image
 FROM base AS runtime-image