diff --git a/imagecreator/backend/requirements.txt b/imagecreator/backend/requirements.txt
index 35fe8af..3875b93 100644
--- a/imagecreator/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/imagecreator/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ google-genai==0.8.0
 openai==1.12.0
 aiofiles==23.2.1
 httpx==0.26.0
-pytest==8.0.0
+pytest==7.4.0
 pytest-asyncio==0.23.4