diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bd30172..ba55eec 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dependencies = [
     # PILOT ONLY: throwaway dependency used to validate Dependabot's uv
     # ecosystem support end-to-end (see feat/lowest-direct-dependabot pilot).
     # Not a real dependency of this package -- remove once the pilot passes.
-    "certifi>=2024.2.2",
+    "certifi>=2026.7.22",
 ]
 
 [tool.uv]
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 53db1bd..ffd5ba1 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ dev = [
 ]
 
 [package.metadata]
-requires-dist = [{ name = "certifi", specifier = ">=2024.2.2" }]
+requires-dist = [{ name = "certifi", specifier = ">=2026.7.22" }]
 
 [package.metadata.requires-dev]
 dev = [
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ dev = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "certifi"
-version = "2024.2.2"
+version = "2026.7.22"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
-sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/71/da/e94e26401b62acd6d91df2b52954aceb7f561743aa5ccc32152886c76c96/certifi-2024.2.2.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:0569859f95fc761b18b45ef421b1290a0f65f147e92a1e5eb3e635f9a5e4e66f", size = 164886, upload-time = "2024-02-02T01:22:17.364Z" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/a3/c2/24167ea9858356b47a87a50d39908bfdb72ceeefe0041586e704e5376b3a/certifi-2026.7.22.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:741e2c3b351ddf169a738da9f2c048608ff7f2c5cc02f1ebc6b118bb090d5d55", size = 138112, upload-time = "2026-07-22T03:35:12.644Z" }
 wheels = [
-    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ba/06/a07f096c664aeb9f01624f858c3add0a4e913d6c96257acb4fce61e7de14/certifi-2024.2.2-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:dc383c07b76109f368f6106eee2b593b04a011ea4d55f652c6ca24a754d1cdd1", size = 163774, upload-time = "2024-02-02T01:22:14.86Z" },
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/0b/a7/71ac2cff56fec219ed242bb11b8efb69fcc4bec75db06fb7bfe35de520e6/certifi-2026.7.22-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:62f22742b58a1a33014a2b6b706588a8d7e2a88ae7bd1a6ebe8c992928483775", size = 136983, upload-time = "2026-07-22T03:35:11.276Z" },
 ]
 
 [[package]]