diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 61cb760745..6920332386 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-pip>=9.0.1,<=26.2
+pip<=26.2.1,>=26.2.1
 numpy>=1.26,<=2.4.3
 sympy>=1.12.1,<1.15
 psutil>=5.1.0,<8.0