diff --git a/requirements/checkformatting.in b/requirements/checkformatting.in
index f1deaa3..159dd69 100644
--- a/requirements/checkformatting.in
+++ b/requirements/checkformatting.in
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-pip==26.1
 pip-tools
 pip-sync-faster
 black
diff --git a/requirements/coverage.in b/requirements/coverage.in
index 3a81856..9af517e 100644
--- a/requirements/coverage.in
+++ b/requirements/coverage.in
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-pip==26.1
 pip-tools
 pip-sync-faster
 coverage[toml]
diff --git a/requirements/format.in b/requirements/format.in
index f1deaa3..159dd69 100644
--- a/requirements/format.in
+++ b/requirements/format.in
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-pip==26.1
 pip-tools
 pip-sync-faster
 black
diff --git a/requirements/prod.in b/requirements/prod.in
index 6859348..25e1040 100644
--- a/requirements/prod.in
+++ b/requirements/prod.in
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-pip==26.1
 sqlalchemy
 psycopg2
 alembic
diff --git a/requirements/template.in b/requirements/template.in
index b9aeb7c..155c109 100644
--- a/requirements/template.in
+++ b/requirements/template.in
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-pip==26.1
 pip-tools
 pip-sync-faster
 cookiecutter