diff --git a/backend/requirements-dev.txt b/backend/requirements-dev.txt
index a7ec81c..a5c8655 100644
--- a/backend/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Dev / test dependencies — not needed in production
 -r requirements.txt
 
-pytest==8.2.2
+pytest==9.0.3
 pytest-asyncio==0.23.8
 httpx==0.27.0