diff --git a/requirements-devel.txt b/requirements-devel.txt
index 2bafc8297..6da5aaf58 100644
--- a/requirements-devel.txt
+++ b/requirements-devel.txt
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ flake8
 flake8-bugbear==24.12.12
 flake8-comprehensions==3.16.0
 flake8-builtins==2.5.0
-black==24.10.0
+black==25.1.0
 
 weaviate-agents>=0.3.0,<1.0.0