diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 94db0157..3e6b06de 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ mypy>=1.8.0
 djlint>=1.36.0  # HTML template linter for accessibility and best practices
 
 # Documentation (builds the embedded /help site via MkDocs Material)
-mkdocs-material>=9.5.0  # MkDocs Material theme – same package used in docs/requirements.txt
+mkdocs-material>=9.7.6  # MkDocs Material theme – same package used in docs/requirements.txt
 
 # Type stubs for mypy
 types-aiofiles>=24.1.0