diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 002f888..c1ef57a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 factcheck==1.1.0.0
-pytest==2.3.4
+pytest==9.0.3
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ac14cfb..b84176d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def run_tests(self):
       packages=[package, package+'.parts'],
       scripts=[],
       
-      tests_require=['pytest==2.3.4', 'factcheck==1.1.0.0'],
+      tests_require=['pytest==9.0.3', 'factcheck==1.1.0.0'],
       cmdclass = {'test': PyTest}
 )