diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 591272c4..61e67c77 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ m2r2==0.3.2;python_version<"3"
 numpydoc==0.9.2;python_version<"3"
 plexhints==2024.809.14117  # type hinting library for plex development
 plexapi-backport[alert]==4.15.10
-pytest==4.6.11;python_version<"3"
+pytest==9.0.3;python_version<"3"
 pytest-cov==2.12.1;python_version<"3"
 rstcheck==3.5.0;python_version<"3"
 Sphinx==1.8.6;python_version<"3"