diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6204606..3313982 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ RabbitMQ message handlers for the APSViz project, including handlers for:
 #### Components and versions...
 [![Python](https://img.shields.io/badge/Python-3.11.4-orange)](https://github.com/python/cpython)
 [![Linting Pylint](https://img.shields.io/badge/Pylint-%202.17.5-yellow)](https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint)
-[![Pytest](https://img.shields.io/badge/Pytest-%207.4.0-blue)](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest)
+[![Pytest](https://img.shields.io/badge/Pytest-%207.4.1-blue)](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest)
 #### Build status...
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diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2d3c7ef..121c469 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ pika==1.3.2
 psycopg2-binary==2.9.7
 configparser==6.0.0
 pylint==2.17.5
-pytest==7.4.0
+pytest==7.4.1
 pytest-cov==4.1.0
 slack-sdk==3.21.3