diff --git a/requirements_dev_optional.txt b/requirements_dev_optional.txt
index df1d4fd793..a2d23a7841 100644
--- a/requirements_dev_optional.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev_optional.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pymongo==4.10.1
 # optional test requirements
 coverage
 pytest-cov==5.0.0
-pytest-doctestplus==1.2.1
+pytest-doctestplus==1.3.0
 pytest-timeout==2.3.1
 h5py==3.12.1
 fsspec==2023.12.2