diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f62b192..71e5ec8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
-dev = ["pytest>=7.0"]
+dev = ["pytest>=9.0.3"]
 
 [project.urls]
 Homepage = "https://github.com/hermes-labs-ai/zer0dex"