diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 4e3f81a..0002c7e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 colorlog==6.10.1
 homeassistant==2025.2.4
-pip>=21.3.1
+pip>=26.1.1
 ruff==0.14.14
 aionatgrid==0.4.0
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