diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6b8f125f..9cb8f8bf 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ numba~=0.59.1
 numpy~=1.26.4
 pandas~=2.2.3
 panel~=1.5.2
-photutils~=2.0.0
+photutils~=2.3.0
 pylightcurve>=4.0.1,<5
 python_dateutil~=2.9
 python_version