diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index b0ed7de..910fa41 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ purgatory>=3.0,<4.0
 structlog>=26.1.0,<27.0
 prometheus-client>=0.20,<1.0
 sentry-sdk[fastapi]>=2.61.1,<3.0
-pytest>=8.0,<9.0
+pytest>=9.1.0,<10.0
 pytest-asyncio>=0.24,<1.0
 respx>=0.22,<1.0
 asgi-lifespan>=2.1,<3.0