diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d3ffc9bb..fa0b6ff0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ changelog = [
 ]
 
 dev = [
-  "pip>=25.1",
+  "pip>=26.2.1",
   { include-group = "test" },
   { include-group = "doc" },
   { include-group = "build" },