diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7dac1b9..340ed85 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ uvicorn==0.44.0
 python-dotenv==1.2.2
 mando==0.8.2
 # --- dev / CI only -------------------------------------------------
-pytest>=8.0
+pytest>=9.0.3
 pytest-asyncio>=0.23