diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1fe481744f0..d19fecf75c9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ opentelemetry-api==1.44.0
     #   qcodes
 orderly-set==5.5.0
     # via deepdiff
-packaging==26.2
+packaging==26.3
     # via
     #   qcodes (pyproject.toml)
     #   dask