diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 8c28ac8..4544563 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pydantic-settings==2.12.0
 email-validator==2.2.0
 
 # Testing
-pytest==9.0.2
+pytest==9.0.3
 pytest-asyncio==1.3.0  # Pinned for reproducibility, compatible with pytest >=8.2,<10
 pytest-cov==6.0.0
 httpx==0.27.2