diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 32cb404..4cf3cea 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ keyring>=25.0.0
 python-multipart==0.0.22
 
 # Testing
-pytest==8.3.4
+pytest==9.0.2
 httpx==0.27.2          # required by FastAPI TestClient
 
 # Type checking