diff --git a/datasets/pyproject.toml b/datasets/pyproject.toml
index c377380a16e5..d7b1554d864c 100644
--- a/datasets/pyproject.toml
+++ b/datasets/pyproject.toml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ dev = [
     "mypy==1.8.0",
     "pylint==3.3.1",
     "parameterized==0.9.0",
-    "pytest==7.4.4",
+    "pytest==9.0.3",
     "pytest-watcher==0.4.3",
     "ruff==0.14.5",
     "devtool",
diff --git a/datasets/uv.lock b/datasets/uv.lock
index 677367122b00..e8ec8b71bea6 100644
--- a/datasets/uv.lock
+++ b/datasets/uv.lock
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ dev = [
     { name = "mypy", specifier = "==1.8.0" },
     { name = "parameterized", specifier = "==0.9.0" },
     { name = "pylint", specifier = "==3.3.1" },
-    { name = "pytest", specifier = "==7.4.4" },
+    { name = "pytest", specifier = "==9.0.3" },
     { name = "pytest-watcher", specifier = "==0.4.3" },
     { name = "ruff", specifier = "==0.14.5" },
     { name = "taplo", specifier = "==0.9.3" },
@@ -2769,7 +2769,7 @@ wheels = [
 
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-version = "7.4.4"
+version = "9.0.3"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "colorama", marker = "sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -2777,11 +2777,12 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "iniconfig" },
     { name = "packaging" },
     { name = "pluggy" },
+    { name = "pygments" },
     { name = "tomli", marker = "python_full_version < '3.11'" },
 ]
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