diff --git a/apps/api/requirements.txt b/apps/api/requirements.txt
index a8ded1a..7f2de5a 100644
--- a/apps/api/requirements.txt
+++ b/apps/api/requirements.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ aiosqlite==0.20.0      # async SQLite driver (used for tests)
 
 # Dev / test
 httpx==0.28.1           # async HTTP client for testing FastAPI
-pytest==8.3.4
+pytest==9.0.2
 pytest-asyncio==0.25.0
 pytest-cov==6.0.0       # coverage reporting (--cov flags)