diff --git a/microservices/credential_pathway_service/requirements-test.txt b/microservices/credential_pathway_service/requirements-test.txt
index f3f4db46..eca0df2c 100644
--- a/microservices/credential_pathway_service/requirements-test.txt
+++ b/microservices/credential_pathway_service/requirements-test.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ typing-extensions==4.0.1
 firebase-admin==4.5.2
 protobuf==3.19.5
 python-multipart==0.0.5
-pytest==7.1.2 
+pytest==9.0.3 
 mock
 faker
 backports-unittest-mock