diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b079485..98bd214 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LabJackPython==2.1.0
 PySide6==6.10.1
 PyQt5==5.15.11
 pip-tools>=7.3.0
-pip>=24.0
+pip>=26.1
 
 # (Optional) Developer tooling (uncomment if needed)
 # mypy==1.13.0