diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 69c3ff073b0..af0d38e3025 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ pillow==12.1.1
     #   qcodes (pyproject.toml)
     #   matplotlib
     #   qcodes
-platformdirs==4.9.2
+platformdirs==4.9.4
     # via jupyter-core
 pluggy==1.6.0
     # via