diff --git a/api/requirements.txt b/api/requirements.txt
index 6b6664f..6851444 100644
--- a/api/requirements.txt
+++ b/api/requirements.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ gunicorn==23.0.0
 profanityfilter==2.1.0
 
 # Test dependencies for CI/CD
-pytest==8.4.2
+pytest==9.0.3
 pytest-mock==3.15.1
 pytest-cov==6.0.0
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