diff --git a/tooling/pyproject.toml b/tooling/pyproject.toml
index c97775c..8d5a53f 100644
--- a/tooling/pyproject.toml
+++ b/tooling/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
     "PyYAML>=6.0",
-    "certifi>=2023.7.22",
+    "certifi>=2026.2.25",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]