diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3172d7e35c1..26092fbd458 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ opentelemetry-api==1.39.1
     #   qcodes
 orderly-set==5.5.0
     # via deepdiff
-packaging==25.0
+packaging==26.0
     # via
     #   qcodes (pyproject.toml)
     #   dask