diff --git a/services/python/payment-gateway-service/requirements.txt b/services/python/payment-gateway-service/requirements.txt
index 8fd92baa..265e005a 100644
--- a/services/python/payment-gateway-service/requirements.txt
+++ b/services/python/payment-gateway-service/requirements.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pytz==2023.3
 python-json-logger==2.0.7
 
 # Testing
-pytest==7.4.3
+pytest==9.1.1
 pytest-asyncio==0.21.1
 pytest-cov==4.1.0
 httpx==0.25.1