diff --git a/Concierge/requirements.txt b/Concierge/requirements.txt
index 11f80ba..f441f15 100644
--- a/Concierge/requirements.txt
+++ b/Concierge/requirements.txt
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ aiohttp>=3.14.3,<4               # direct dep: finsearch_client uses aiohttp.Cli
                              # not only transitively via discord.py — declare it explicitly
 # dev/test
 pytest>=8
-pytest-asyncio>=0.23,<0.24   # auto mode (see pytest.ini); tests also carry explicit @pytest.mark.asyncio
+pytest-asyncio>=1.4.0,<1.5   # auto mode (see pytest.ini); tests also carry explicit @pytest.mark.asyncio