diff --git a/testing/requirements.txt b/testing/requirements.txt
index e0e1a6ff4..2343d08ac 100644
--- a/testing/requirements.txt
+++ b/testing/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # see also? ../cli/requirements.txt
 
 # for testing (only)
-pytest==6.2.5
+pytest==9.0.3
 pyserial
 ecdsa  # already required by ckcc-protocol
 python-secp256k1==0.2.0