diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index efbf68c9..38df172e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ ci = [
 # the separate group prevents scipy and other optional implementations from
 # making the fallback tests vacuous.
 ci-fallback = [
-    "pytest==9.0.3",
+    "pytest==9.1.1",
     "pytest-asyncio==1.3.0",
     "pytest-xdist==3.8.0",
 ]