diff --git a/tests/python_client/Dockerfile b/tests/python_client/Dockerfile
index ed2eba4fe7..24fad77b31 100644
--- a/tests/python_client/Dockerfile
+++ b/tests/python_client/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:3.8-buster
+FROM python:3.10-buster
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y jq
 
diff --git a/tests/python_client/requirements.txt b/tests/python_client/requirements.txt
index 5e7b517f61..ebd208d919 100644
--- a/tests/python_client/requirements.txt
+++ b/tests/python_client/requirements.txt
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ loguru==0.7.0
 # util
 psutil==5.9.4
 pandas==1.5.3
+numpy==1.26.4
 tenacity==8.1.0
 rich==13.7.0
 # for standby test