diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index b54cb5b..5a4b348 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ python-dotenv==1.0.1
 # ============================================================
 
 # Testing
-pytest==8.2.0
+pytest==9.0.2
 pytest-asyncio==0.23.6
 pytest-cov==5.0.0
 httpx==0.27.0           # async test client for FastAPI