diff --git a/ci/requirements-2.7.build b/ci/requirements-2.7.build
index e24baa98d956e..17d34f3895c64 100644
--- a/ci/requirements-2.7.build
+++ b/ci/requirements-2.7.build
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ python=2.7*
 python-dateutil=2.5.0
 pytz=2013b
 nomkl
-numpy
+numpy=1.13*
 cython=0.24
diff --git a/ci/requirements-3.6_DOC.build b/ci/requirements-3.6_DOC.build
index bdcfe28105866..bc72eed2a0d4e 100644
--- a/ci/requirements-3.6_DOC.build
+++ b/ci/requirements-3.6_DOC.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 python=3.6*
 python-dateutil
 pytz
-numpy
+numpy=1.13*
 cython
diff --git a/conda.recipe/meta.yaml b/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
index 3510496f0b519..87a79f7e5a987 100644
--- a/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ requirements:
   build:
     - python
     - cython
-    - {{ pin_compatible('numpy') }}
+    - {{ pin_compatible('numpy', upper_bound='1.14') }}
     - setuptools >=3.3
     - python-dateutil >=2.5.0
     - pytz
 
   run:
     - python
-    - {{ pin_compatible('numpy') }}
+    - {{ pin_compatible('numpy', upper_bound='1.14') }}
     - python-dateutil >=2.5.0
     - pytz