diff --git a/conda-environment.yml b/conda-environment.yml
index 844f02a1e..87a373bcc 100644
--- a/conda-environment.yml
+++ b/conda-environment.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dependencies:
   - nbconvert-webpdf=7.16.6
   - numpy=1.26.4
   - pandas=2.2.3
-  - pip=25.0.1
+  - pip=26.0
   - setuptools=80.9.0 # opentsne uses sklearn.base uses joblib uses distutils missing in Python >= 12 (TODO use native openTSNE?) 
   - wordcloud=1.9.6
   - monotonic=1.6
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ dependencies:
   - umap-learn=0.5.9 # to visualize node embeddings in 2D (UMAP dimensionality reduction)
   - shap=0.48.0
   - pip:
-      - neo4j==5.28.2
\ No newline at end of file
+      - neo4j==5.28.2
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 13b58bb55..9051ddb11 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ matplotlib==3.10.8
 nbconvert[webpdf]==7.16.6
 numpy==1.26.4
 pandas==2.3.3
-pip==25.3
+pip==26.0
 setuptools==80.9.0 # opentsne uses sklearn.base uses joblib uses distutils missing in Python >= 12 (TODO use native openTSNE?) 
 
 # --- Visualization ---