diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1291958..2a8fb21 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 packages = ["kopf==1.44.6"]
-pip-install = ["pip==26.1.2"]
+pip-install = ["pip==26.2.1"]
 
 [project.urls]
 Documentation = "https://github.com/crossplane-contrib/function-pythonic#readme"