diff --git a/kerngen/requirements.txt b/kerngen/requirements.txt
index 9a5bbbf8..1ef4340c 100644
--- a/kerngen/requirements.txt
+++ b/kerngen/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 pydantic ~= 1.10
 
 # for dev / commits
-black ~= 24.10
+black ~= 25.1
 pylint ~= 3.3
 
 # for testing