diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 1c7bc16e..856b71ec 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ opensearch-py==2.5.0
 redis>=5.0.0
 
 # Testing
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.3
 pytest-asyncio==0.23.6
 httpx==0.28.1
 aiosqlite==0.20.0