diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
index 6fea089f5..398123c1a 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ watchfiles==1.1.1  # https://github.com/samuelcolvin/watchfiles
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 mypy==1.18.2  # https://github.com/python/mypy
 django-stubs[compatible-mypy]==5.2.7  # https://github.com/typeddjango/django-stubs
-pytest==8.4.2  # https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest
+pytest==9.0.1  # https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest
 pytest-sugar==1.1.1  # https://github.com/Teemu/pytest-sugar
 {%- if cookiecutter.use_drf == "y" %}
 djangorestframework-stubs==3.16.5  # https://github.com/typeddjango/djangorestframework-stubs