diff --git a/requirements-testing.txt b/requirements-testing.txt
index b51aba232c..c29c5110b2 100644
--- a/requirements-testing.txt
+++ b/requirements-testing.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ pytest-cov<7.0.1
 flake8-pyproject>=1.2.3,<1.2.5
 nbval<0.11.1
 scipy<1.15.4
-pooch<1.8.3
+pooch<1.9.1
 click<9.0
 cloudpickle<3.1.3
 ipympl<0.10.1