diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a1b7ca182..e45d913ac 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def install(package):
 try:
     import torch  # pyright: reportMissingImports=false
 except ImportError:
-    install("torch==1.9.0")
+    install("torch==1.10.1")
 
 setup(
     name="graphnet",